Global WarNing?

Since May of this year, up to 50 percent of Acropora colonies, which are extremely rare, along with 50 percent from other species have died in the Indian Ocean and the Coral Triangle (bounded by Phillipines, Malasia and Indonesia, often referred to as the 'Amazon Rainforest of the ocean,') two of the most rich and diverse areas of bodies of water on our planet.

With the death of the coral, death of the political and economical stability in the areas will be a result beginning over the course of the next few years.

The coral died from bleaching, in a particular situation where a pool of too-hot water came through and because of being so shocked from the temperature change, lost its symbiotic algae that protects them from starving to death via malnourishment.

This outbreak has been named one of the worst in marine life history.

As the waters continue to move it is unsure whether Australia will be affected in early 2011. Similar situations have happened there; in 1998 and 2004 40 percent of the reefs along the Great Barrier Reef were affected.

Scary stuff.


More information on the Coral Triangle:http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/coraltriangle/