• Coral reefs are teeming with life: they are home to over a third of all marine animal and plant species on Earth, despite covering less than one percent of the ocean floor • However, this immense diversity is under threat from rising ocean temperatures • Since the 1950s, half of the world’s coral population has already disappeared

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  • Coral reefs are teeming with life: they are home to over a third of all marine animal and plant species on Earth, despite covering less than one percent of the ocean floor. However, this immense diversity is under threat from rising ocean temperatures. Since the 1950s, half of the world’s coral population has already disappeared.

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