Coral Reefs Face `Acid Test' of Early Extinction (Update1) (Bloomberg) :: from Yahoo! News
Posted: 2008-11-14Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Two decades ago, scientists didn't know coral reefs existed in the cold, deep seas off Alaska. Those reefs may now be among the first victims of global warming in a marine environment that's home to half of the U.S.'s commercial fishing.