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Coral reefs are dying, but there’s a tiny bit of good news about what happens when they’re gone

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Fast Company

Publication Date
2022-01-14

In 1998, a mass bleaching event hit reefs in the Seychelles, leading to a devastating loss of 90% of the African island nation’s live coral. While that event wasn’t caused by climate change (rather by El Niño, a recurring climate pattern that causes ocean warming every few years), global heating has increased the frequency of these harmful incidents, which strip coral of the microalgae coating that supplies sea life with a nutritious food source.

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https://www.fastcompany.com/90712514/coral-reefs-are-dying-but-theres-a-tiny-bit-of-good-news-about-what-happens-when-theyre-gone