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Posted by miskairal on July 17, 2005, 5:57 pm
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taegu2@aol.com wrote:
> If I have interpreted the story correctly, it sounds as if they are
> saying that reefs are extending into areas which were previously too
> cold to support a coral reef.
> This is something that I have never really thought about. Most
> environmentalists warn about the loss of coral reefs from global
> warming due to the overheating of waters. If this story is true, then
> it suggests that coral reefs will simply "migrate" or spread to areas
> which historically have been too cold to support coral reefs.
> Interesting.....
>
That's the way I took it and I hope it is correct. There was snow in
Tasmania last night. We've had a very mild winter here this year so far.
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> saying that reefs are extending into areas which were previously too
> cold to support a coral reef.
> This is something that I have never really thought about. Most
> environmentalists warn about the loss of coral reefs from global
> warming due to the overheating of waters. If this story is true, then
> it suggests that coral reefs will simply "migrate" or spread to areas
> which historically have been too cold to support coral reefs.
> Interesting.....
>