Gaskill, M. (2022, November 23.) Coral reefs near Texas may not escape greater damage from climate change retrieved from https://texasclimatenews.org/2022/11/23/coral-reefs-near-texas-

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According to this source it states that the coral reefs in Texas to be noted to remain healthy regardless of the issues they face with climate change. The problem in the gulf of mexico, which is the warming water, is spreading into texas. No longer making Texas a safe place for these coral. 2015 was the year when scientists started their research on how they could start to maintain climate change and simulate a warning. They would call it to contain and reduce the  high emissions, it is estimated to last to 2100 and to help the years coming. Estimated to be during the next 10 to 20 years that have created a huge difference for the reefs. Another contributor to the reef’s survival was the algae to help “feed” the coral organisms. Although this helps the corals there are still other Climate-change-related problems such as increased acidification. The coral lead to dying due to starvation from the bleaching. 

 

A way that this could impact the environment positively could be stated by the article, “through benefits of investing in reducing carbon emissions cannot be understated.” One solution that they have tried and considered was trying to mitigate and relocate the coral reefs onto another place, like “putting a band-aid on it”. But it really isn’t that easy. Coral reefs are being heavily affected but also have an impact on the rest of the sea wildlife and the diversity of the ocean as well. Adding on they also help the shorelines from tropical storms ( also helping us in that) and erosion. With their population decreasing it causes significant economic impacts on coastal communities.