Coral Reefs and Climate Change

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Coral is made up of tiny polyps with stinging tentacles.

Polyps secrete limestone skeletons to create coral colonies.

25% of all marine creatures live in coral reefs.

Coral reefs provide a rich habitat that protects young fish as they grow.

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Coral gets its colors from algae that live within their tissue.

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Coral are animals made up of tiny polyps with stinging tentacles.
Polyps secrete limestone skeletons, creating colonies that act as a single organism.
Coral reefs are some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, home to 25% of all marine creatures.
Reefs provide rich habitat that helps protect young fish as they grow.
Coral get their rainbow of colors from algae that live in their tissue.
When coral become stressed, they evict their algae, resulting in coral bleaching.
Coral's limestone skeletons form layers that reveal past ocean conditions.
Climate change is putting coral's future in danger, along with millions of species and half a billion people that rely on reef fish for food.
Warming waters result in prolonged coral bleaching that kill coral reefs or leave them vulnerable to other threats.
Without significant action on climate change, our oceans could lose many of their colorful reefs by the end of the century.