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The Arizona State University Global Airborne Observatory on a mapping mission over North Maui Island coast. Credit: Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science
December 16, 2020
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Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet supporting an estimated 25 percent of all marine species. These biologically rich ecosystems are threatened by multiple stressors, from warming ocean temperatures brought on by climate change to increases in water pollution from coastal development. According to current estimates, 75 percent of the world's coral reefs could face critical threat levels by 2050. 

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