Our Fading Coral Reefs
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
With the coral reefs around Aceh regaining their vigor, lost in the 2004 tsunami, another lethal phenomenon is emerging: a bleaching process caused by warming of the Andaman Sea.
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WHEN Dr Edi Rudi, a researcher from Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, dived in Sabang Island waters in the middle of last year, he already observed colorful corals there, presenting a gorgeous view. However, several weeks ago, when he returned to the tip of the Andaman Sea, the coral reefs were fading. The coral beauty was gone, leaving only pale white reefs.
Edi was flabbergasted. The bleaching was very extensive. “It mostly happened [in th
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