现在的问题是,其他地方的珊瑚礁是否能够获得这一能力,使其应对气候变化引起的海水温度上升。
The question now is whether corals in other reefs share that ability or can acquire it as climate change warms the average ocean temperature.
他说,平均温度上升一点点就可能导致珊瑚礁大面积褪色变白。
Just a small increase in average temperatures could cause massive coral bleaching on the reef, he said.
这份报告的公布正值世界海洋会议在印尼苏拉威西的万鸦老举行。这份报告警告说,如果现在不采取任何行动,那将导致海水温度的持续上升,最终导致珊瑚礁的死亡。
The report, released to coincide with the World Ocean Conference in Manado, Sulawesi, warns that a do-nothing scenario will lead to a steady rise in sea temperatures and the death of the coral reefs.
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