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High Caribbean Sea Temperatures Poses Second Coral Warning
Soaring temperatures around Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are threatening the coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea said scientists with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Coral Reef Watch (NOAA). Temperatures as high 28.7 degrees Celsius are destroying the reefs.
Al Strong a scientist with NOAA has also informed scuba operators and underwater researchers in the U.S. Caribbean territories to be on full alert around the reefs and to watch out for their safety as they can be easily damaged by physical contact. The coral reef is an important source of food, shelter and breeding ground for sea creatures like fish and lobsters and high sea temperature threatens this as it can make this delicate undersea life vulnerable to destruction.
Even though tropical storm Chris helped bring down the temperature in early August, the corals are still at risk said Strong.
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