Assuming that this story is true, is it posible that evolutionary pressure sees most coral species replaced by species that can withstand higher temperatures?
tetris11•1h ago
I like to think that if there were already plenty of such high-temp coral available to select from, the alarm bells wouldn't be ringing so hard.
We're giving fauna and flora very little time to adapt
nothercastle•1h ago
They grow very slowly so it takes many decades to replace a reef not unlike replacing a forest
benrutter•29m ago
Possible but unlikely, coral is two species in symbiosis so slow to evolve, and the planet is warming very, very fast compared to any historic rates.
snkzxbs•2h ago
tetris11•1h ago
We're giving fauna and flora very little time to adapt
nothercastle•1h ago
benrutter•29m ago