Future prospects for coral reefs
Scientists predict that coral reefs face severe decline this century. Rising sea temperatures and ocean acidification threaten to destroy most reefs unless global carbon emissions fall sharply.
Real World
Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has invested in coral restoration trials — growing heat-resistant coral strains in nurseries and transplanting them — as a practical response to projections that 90% of reefs will be lost at 1.5°C warming.
Exam Focus
Reference IPCC warming thresholds (1.5°C and 2°C) and attach percentage loss figures to these to demonstrate precise evaluative command in extended answers.
Essay Framework
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