The Coral Reef Crisis Threatens Nature’s Ability To Help Us Deal With Climate Change

ThinkProgress: As a marine scientist, and surfer, I'm always initially surprised when I hear that many island folks, like most of my friends in Eleuthera (Bahamas, 25° 8' 22? N; 76° 8' 59? W), are scared of the sea. That's of course before I quickly remind myself that people on Eleuthera (an island that averages about 2 miles wide across its 90 mile length), have survived one too many storms – like Hurricane Irene, whose eye gazed directly on them last August 25. Indeed, like my friends in the Bahamas, billions...

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