A study of more than 200 square miles of reefs on Hawaiian islands has found those farther away from pollution and coastal development will be better off following a 2019 heatwave.
When onshore development happens, Pollution rises, which invades the reef ecosystem, creating a non-favorable environment for coral reefs that are already struggling to survive the warming waters.
Researchers at Arizona State University with the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory explained in a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that when ocean temperatures rise, different types of corals and their environment change survival potential.
