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Imagine that the coral reefs were going extinct. How long would it reasonably take to go from full health to gone? 1 year, 10, 100? Geologically speaking, ha
by mikekchar 9y ago
Imagine that the coral reefs were going extinct. How long would it reasonably take to go from full health to gone? 1 year, 10, 100? Geologically speaking, having an entire biome wiped out in 100 years is insanely fast.
The point is that it may well be under grave threat your entire life and still exist when you die. That doesn't mean it isn't under grave threat. There have been northern white rhinos in existence my entire life. There still are presently: 2 -- both female. Last chance to see...
- vaughanb 9y agoDecades ago the reef was endangered by run-off from agriculture (fertilisers, agri-chemicals etc) and I believe this has been managed, since it's largely under human control (ie, we could stop song them tomorrow if we wanted). There have occasionally be natural predators too, like the Crown of Thorn starfish. The current threat to the reef is ocean warming -- a vastly different threat. There is not much humans can do in the short term to mitigate the problem.