The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
September 22, 2010

Scientists: Record Heat Endangers World’s Coral Reefs
-----------------------------------------------------



And scientists are warning record-breaking temperatures this year are
threatening the world’s coral reefs. According to the New York Times,
coral reefs are experiencing widespread bleaching, or losing their
color, as a means to survive. It’s only the second time in history the
bleaching has occurred. An estimated 16 percent of the world’s
shallow-water reefs died in 1998, the hottest year on record. Scientists
say the bleaching could herald a new round of widespread die-offs,
endangering ecosystems and fisheries that supply food to millions of
people.



.