] Coral becomes highly stressed by changes in sea
] temperature of even one degree and the predicted
] temperatures along the reef will rise by up to six
] degrees by the end of the century.

This sucks hard. Guess I'd better plan my dive trip to OZ sometime soon.

LB

] The Great Barrier Reef off the east coast of Australia
] will be largely destroyed by 2050 because of rising sea
] temperatures, according to a new report.
]
] Researchers from Queensland University's Centre for
] Marine Studies said there was little evidence that corals
] could adapt quickly enough to cope with even the lowest
] projected temperature rise of 2C.

ugh...