Caribbean coral reefs are threatened by rising seas

Caribbean coral reefs are running out of time to keep up with rising seas – new study

Weedy corals colonise a dead reef structure in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Lauren T Toth, CC BY-NC-NDCaribbean coral reefs are sounding the alarm. These ecosystems, which protect millions of people and sustain billion-dollar industries, are on the verge of collapse – not in some distant future, but within our lifetimes. We have been studying reefs across the western Atlantic region for more than 25 years to understand the ways reef communities…

Caribbean coral reefs are threatened by rising seas

Modelling suggests that most Caribbean coral reefs will erode by the year 2100 as sea-level rise outpaces reef growth and limits potential reef restoration. Modelling suggests that most Caribbean coral reefs will erode by the year 2100 as sea-level rise outpaces reef growth and limits potential reef restoration.