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Coral reefs are part of the foundation of the ocean food chain. Nearly half of the fish the world eats make their homes around
them. Hundred of millions of people worldwide depend on them for their food.
If the reefs vanish, experts say, hunger, poverty and political instability could ensue. Whole nations will be threatened in terms of their existence. Numerous studies predict coral reefs are headed for extinction worldwide, largely because of global warming, pollution and coastal developement, but also because of damage from bottom-dragging fishing boats and the international trade in jewelry and ornaments made of coral. If the reefs die-off fish will become a luxury food item. We alrerady have a billion people facing hunger, and this would just aggrevate the system. The economic damage would be enormous. Most of this information comes from 'The Honolulu Advertiser', Friday, March 26, 2010 
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Thank you for the post Inda.
Human beings are anxious to destroy the Earth. Fish may certainly become a luxury, along with many other things. 
Coral reefs are very delicate, even stepping on them causes a lot of damage, no to mention all the other things we do to destroy them. I don't even want to think about the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. yoko |
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http://mashable.com/2010/05/21/oil-spill-pictures/ & Deepwater Horizon Disaster - Stock Photos No, you reeeeally don't! More beautiful Coral Reef pictures would be nice. Love and *LIGHT* *BEING*, Teo 
  
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This is all very sad. I don't even know what to say.
Humans are really not very nice to the earth. Love, Vicky 
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Like Vicky, I really don't know what to say.
This whole thing is an unbelievable mess.  Gisele |
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This whole thing is unbelievable.
Don't we care about the Eart at all? I am sure that all this will have a big impact on the world's weather system, not to mention the effect on the economy. Sue |
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| Merit-Amun |
Thank you Teo for your input, and thank you all for your replies.
Humans sure are destroying the Earth. This all is very disturbing, not to mention the oil in the Gulf of Mexico; it is unreal. Soon we will not be able to see much of this 
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