American Geophysical Union. (2020, February 18). Warming, acidic oceans may nearly eliminate coral reef habitats by 2100. ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 12, 2020, from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200218124358.htm 

 

In a recent study, they have found that by 2100 nearly all existing coral reef habitats will be eliminated due to the rising sea level and acidic waters. This research presented from San Diego at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020 has suggested restoration projects in these areas will also bring about serious challenges. Statistically speaking,  70 to 90 percent of coral reefs will supposedly disappear over the next 20 years (it will continue to worsen up until 2100) as a result of climate change and pollution. The majority tend to think that human pollution has a big factor in ocean acidification when realistically it only has a minor contribution and the contribution it has done has already impacted most coastal communities, leaving very few left to be impacted. 

 

This article relates to the environment because, in the next couple of decades, we may have additional extinct species due to the warming of oceans. This will cause hundreds of fish markets to close down due to insufficient supply of demand.