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- The University of Exeter study warns that if global warming reaches 2°C, more than 70% of Western Atlantic coral reefs may experience net erosion by 2040.
- Rising temperatures, acidification, and sea-level rise from human emissions threaten reefs and complicate their climate-regulating role, as corals emit carbon dioxide.
- A Florida Keys marine heat wave intensified coral bleaching and caused significant coral loss.
