As Coral Reefs Die, Huge Swaths of the Ocean Floor Are Eroding Along with Them

Source: Inside Climate News

The Washington Post

U.S. government scientists have found a dramatic impact from the continuing decline of coral reefs: The seafloor around them is eroding and sinking, deepening coastal waters and exposing nearby communities to damaging waves that reefs used to weaken, The Washington Post reports.

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