Heat-resistant corals
jeudi 20 août 2020 à 02:00*Heat-resistant corals offer hope as climate crisis warms up oceans*, against the threat of global heating.
However, ocean acidification is another matter. The same CO2 that heats the atmosphere also dissolves in the seas as carbonic acid. Once the water gets too acid, coral (and many other organisms) won't be able to make their shells.
If we discover corals that can stand acidic water as well as heat, that would be an occasion for relief. Otherwise, we had better cut our CO2 emissions on the double.