We must recover our coral reefs for future generations

By YUVI SHAH ’24 STAFF WRITER

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As Earth’s average temperature is rising at a precedented rate, climate change is transforming our planet more dramatically than ever before. From rising sea levels to minimal snowfall to sudden heat waves, these issues are affecting humanity gravely. While we may think that this will be sorted out soon, the problem seems to be getting worse day by day at an unpresented rate. Nowhere is this most evident than through the bleaching of coral reefs, one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth.

I recently spoke to Professor Michael Webster of New York University, the author of ‘The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on Earth (Timber Press, 2022) and the former head of the Coral Reef Alliance, a global non-profit dedicated to saving coral reefs.