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Bleached coral
credit: ©Marine Photobank/Wolcott Henry 2001
Dying coral bleached by global warming, Bahamas.
Ocean warming is extremely dangerous to coral organisms, which are very sensitive to changes in temperature. Increased water temperatures, which may be linked to man-made global warming, can cause mass coral bleaching. Dissolved carbon dioxide also damages corals. read more 
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