Fossil Fuel use = Coral reefs will die from heat and dissolve from acidification
WHY should you care about what burning fossil fuels does to coral reefs when you make so much money from dividends on fossil fuel stocks and/or have a nice big land yacht to drive hither and yon with all that "cheap" gasoline these days?
Because there is no such thing as a cheap fossil fuel or a free externalized pollution "lunch".
Corals are like speed bumps. They slow down waves and lessen wave energy.
This protects coastlines from hurricanes, cyclones and tsunamis.
Coral reefs protect the shoreline in 81 countries around the world, sheltering the 200 million people living along those coasts.
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