The Urgent Need to Save Coastal Ecosystems from Drowning
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Tidal marshes, mangroves, and coral reefs, which support the livelihoods of millions of people, are at risk of submergence due to rapid sea-level rise if global warming exceeds 2°C above pre-industrial levels. These coastal ecosystems are crucial for fisheries, storm protection, and recreation, making it essential to address climate change to protect them.
- A drowned future for coastal ecosystems Nature.com
- We studied more than 1,500 coastal ecosystems - they will drown if we let the world warm above 2C The Conversation
- Will the world's mangroves, marshes and coral survive warm, rising seas? Phys.org
- Green thinking is needed to save the world's beaches eNCA
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