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About OneDegreeChange: Reefs Collapseacross Caribbean, study says Researchers cite climate change in rapid and devastating decline By Mark Hume There has been a massive collapse of coral reefs throughout the Caribbean, according to a joint project by researchers from Simon Fraser University and the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. The study has found that not only are reefs dying faster and on a wider scale than previously thought, but they are quickly crumbling after they die, in a process scientists call “reef flattening.” The scale of the collapse is massive. “Probably the most stark finding of our result is that this isn't just a flattening in one patch, one area the size of Vancouver, or even an area the size of British Columbia… the whole Caribbean has been flattened in the past decade, mainly as a result of climate change,” said Nicholas Dulvy of SFU's department of biological sciences. “There are no detectable complex reefs [left].” To read the entire article, please click the More on this Topic link below. The Globe and Mail | Top | Share Your Thoughts...  Did You See What President Obama Said About Insulation...We Agree.
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