Phoenix Rising
In the article “Phoenix Island” in the National Geographic magazine published in January 2011 writer Gregory S. Stone informs us about the changes that happened around the Phoenix Island after the El Niño’s disaster. He goes on to discuss solutions for this issue.
Climate change had a harmful effect on the coral reef around Phoenix Island in the country of Kiribati. For starters, the region’s corals were bleached. When the corals are bleached the seaweeds grow out of control which stifles the recovery of the reef.
Yet another point to take into consideration is the coral has been flourishing, with dense clouds of colorful fish .
A remarkable solution was mentioned by the writer to help restore this unfortunate situation. To begin with, stop fishing nearby that area because the fish eat the algae and keep the reefs in a recovery state. Another solution was to sell the rights to a Conservation Trust with the New England Aquarium to protect that natural phenomenon.
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