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Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
Coral Bay Beach
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Coral Bay, Western Australia 6701, Australia

Human impact on coral reefs is significant. Coral reefs are dying around the world. Damaging activities include coral mining, pollution , overfishing, blast fishing, the digging of canals and access into islands and bays. Other dangers include disease, destructive fishing practices and warming oceans. Factors that affect coral reefs include the ocean's role as a carbon dioxide sink, atmospheric changes, ultraviolet light, ocean acidification, viruses, impacts of dust storms carrying agents to far-flung reefs, pollutants, algal blooms and others. Reefs are threatened well beyond coastal areas. Warming causes coral bleaching, which if severe kills the coral. In 2008, a worldwide study estimated that 19% of the existing area of coral reefs has already been lost, and that a further 17% is likely to be lost over the subsequent 10–20 years. Only 46% of the world's reefs could be currently regarded as in good health. About 60% of the world's reefs may be at risk due to destructive, human-related activities. The threat to the health of reefs is particularly strong in Southeast Asia, where 80% of reefs are endangered. By the 2030s, 90% of reefs are expected to be at risk from both human activities and climate change; by 2050, it is predicted that all coral reefs will be in danger.
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