Sentences with phrase «bleaching as a result of climate change»
While the threat of coral bleaching as a result of climate change poses a serious risk to the future of coral reefs world wide, new research has found that some baby corals may be able to cope with the negative effects of ocean acidification.
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This means that even relatively small marine - protected areas could be effective in protecting the top - level predators and allowing coral reefs to more fully recover from coral bleaching or large cyclones which are increasing in frequency due to the warming of the oceans as a result of climate change.
Three global bleaching events have taken place since the 1980s, including one that is going on right now, as a result of climate change increasing acidity levels and temperatures in the world's oceans.
Recent research confirms that the above - average sea temperatures causing this bleaching across 38 countries are the result of human - induced global climate change, rather than from local pollution as was previously argued and the fossil - fuel industry is the main culprit behind these impacts.