Coral Reefs Larger On Earth Than We Could’ve Imagined

This is a particularly crucial time for coral reefs, as many of these ecosystems have been harmed in recent years by human interaction, tourism, and man-made climate change. Massive sections of Australia‘s Great Barrier Reef, for instance, have become bleached in recent years due to excessive tissue damage, requiring a significant effort to rebuild the region to its natural beauty. Now that our satellite imaging has become powerful enough to assess the full slate of corals around the world, it raises the question, have there been more undiscovered reefs destroyed by climate change or pollution?