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Global Warming Threatens the Sex Life of Corals

greenopolis.com — Researchers say climate change may be leaving coral confused about when to get it on.

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  • greenguy2323, on 07/11/2008, -1/+18Looks like science might have to figure out a way to turn down the lights and put on some Marvin Gaye music for these coral?

    I know that coral is the lifeblood of the oceans, if they go, the ocean will not be in good shape!
    • Muyoso, on 07/13/2008, -0/+2I know I am off topic just like elvergudo, but seriously, how does an article make frontpage nearly 2 days after being posted with so few diggs?
      • yodaj007, on 07/13/2008, -0/+1Maybe the algorithm doesn't look at the number of diggs? I wish you people would stop whining.
    • tehknotte, on 07/13/2008, -0/+2myvine gay
  • squeakyarmadilo, on 07/11/2008, -1/+14This is interesting. I know that at one point I read an article stating that without coral the oceans would die fairly quickly. The two main things that several researchers agree on is that if coral dies, the ocean dies... and if the bees die, the earth itself would wither and die as well. Kind of a good reason to attempt to keep both species alive!
    • PeckerSlap, on 07/13/2008, -2/+5without coral reefs coral would die
    • SimonTB, on 07/13/2008, -1/+3Without coral, the ocean will get severely ***** up and many species will go extinct or become very rare, but some will survive.
  • fireashes, on 07/11/2008, -10/+2Hate to say that the word sex is important part. LOL
    Corals are dying.
  • scamerica, on 07/11/2008, -14/+5I didn't do it! Global Warming made me do it!
  • Evolutuon, on 07/12/2008, -2/+4When water levels rise enough, most of the coral will be gone anyway.
  • goosegoosegoose, on 07/13/2008, -8/+9At least they still know how to give cOral.

    YEAH!
    • noonions, on 07/13/2008, -0/+4oh come on, that was funny! don't digg that down!
  • chrisinsocalif, on 07/13/2008, -17/+20First conclude that Global Warming is man made, since there is NO CONCLUSIVE PROOF that shows that humans cause any global warming whatsoever. The world does go on natural warming and cooling trends which species do die, but before people start tripping out and spending billions of dollars on green products, please prove its man made. (I will get dugg down by those who believe propaganda, especially from politicians like Al Gore..remember follow the dollar signs)
    • SimonTB, on 07/13/2008, -6/+8Look at all the data from ice drilling and other ways of testing different levels of various gasses at different times in history. Now see how fast and how much the temperature has risen.

      It is either a warming period that is influenced to be worse than others, or it is caused by humans.
      • IMABEANER, on 07/13/2008, -7/+3What data? From a pseudoscientists? More than half of all scientists think that global warming is a big fat lie! Why dont you look at that data! idiot!
      • dood, on 07/13/2008, -2/+5IMABEANER: Citations, please.
    • Chainheart, on 07/13/2008, -6/+8Where have I seen that argument before? Somewhere from the right... it works surprisingly well (read: sadly) for evolution, too:

      First conclude that evolution is real, since there is NO CONCLUSIVE PROOF that shows that we evolved from apes. The world does go on natural selection in which microevolution occurs, but before people start tripping out and spending billions of dollars on teaching it, please prove macroevolution. (I will get dugg down by those who believe propaganda, especially from professors like Richard Dawkins..remember follow the devil horns)

      Echo chamber!
    • slifty, on 07/13/2008, -3/+4Better safe than sorry dude. At any rate, there is plenty of proof that greenhouse gasses are... well.. greenhouse gasses. Go take a vacation on Venus if you need further evidence.
    • Jareth86, on 07/13/2008, -0/+3Here here fellow patriot!
      Global warming is a liberal myth perpetrated to make people rich, just like evolution and gay marriage! Lets see so conclusive proof that these things exist! There are plenty of people who say they don't!
  • akpwnz, on 07/13/2008, -1/+16The day global warming stops me from wanting to have sex is the day I trade in my truck for a hybrid.
  • schneid4323, on 07/13/2008, -4/+10Well then, we have one option left..

    We must build a mirror in space to reflect the sun!
  • mickstephenson, on 07/13/2008, -1/+26***** those corals, they have been living it up for too long, eventually they have to realise life isn't spring break and some day they have to settle down and raise children, sex isn't about fun its about babies.
    • jbrown101st, on 07/13/2008, -1/+10Agreed. But I'm still a fan of Corals Gone Wild...
      • active1x0, on 07/13/2008, -0/+1I would buy that.

        AND NO, NOT FOR A DOLLAR.
  • jahart14, on 07/13/2008, -7/+5Ugh, I can't wait for the global cooling alarmists to return, at least they didn't get much media.
  • banido, on 07/13/2008, -3/+23Can I blame my lack of sexual activity on Global Warming too?
  • atomicthumbs, on 07/13/2008, -6/+1But corals are plants???
    • Pili, on 07/13/2008, -0/+8no, corals are technically invertebrates with a symbiotic bacteria inside that perform photosynthesis giving the corals food/energy/color/etc.
    • SimonTB, on 07/13/2008, -4/+1Wrong, idiot. They are animals.
    • psion01, on 07/13/2008, -0/+7Two replies to the same question. Note the difference in tone and educational value.
  • Thorpe, on 07/13/2008, -1/+7How do they have sex?
    Do they have more sex than Digg users?
    • Chainheart, on 07/13/2008, -0/+8I stopped asking that question when I walked into the living room one day and found my two dogs making sweet poochie love - everything gets more action than the average Digger
  • jseres, on 07/13/2008, -1/+3Coral needs to learn a thing or two about abstinence.
  • jakdracula, on 07/13/2008, -1/+4Continually Posting about 'Global Warming' threatens the Sex Life of Digg Geeks.
  • FuckXboxx, on 07/13/2008, -1/+2More importantly, it confuses people as to what is causing it and threatens to make humans genocidal.
  • hazard99, on 07/13/2008, -3/+4Good. Coral is overrated.
  • txsln, on 07/13/2008, -4/+1I may be wrong, but I'm starting to get this feeling that the media is sensationalizing the global warming issue...
  • replaysMike, on 07/13/2008, -1/+3Global Warming has been threatening my sex life for years... no news here.
  • popstation, on 07/13/2008, -6/+3who the ***** cares?
    • dxgg, on 07/13/2008, -2/+3If you understood the role that coral actually plays in the balance of nature on this planet, and how that balance directly affects you and your life, you wouldn't be asking that.
  • Pili, on 07/13/2008, -3/+2Regardless of global warming, we are negatively affecting reefs to the point of measurable reef die off in just the past 40 years. Between overfishing and the the destruction of shorelines, I cant see how reefs are going to last if we dont change something.
  • binky79, on 07/13/2008, -2/+4Viva Viagra!
  • CMiYC, on 07/13/2008, -2/+6So Global Warming is like WoW in the Sea?
  • IMABEANER, on 07/13/2008, -5/+5Global warming is the biggest hoax ever! It is time to stop brainwashing our children on this flat out lie. You global warming alarnists need to seek therapy. Nothing short of a lobotomy!
    • andy314159pi, on 07/13/2008, -1/+2I am willing to listen to you. Others will listen to you also if you can explain why there is a concern about CO2 and CH4 trapping heat and why we should not actually worry about this.
      Make sure you show that you have an understanding of what caused the concern and then discredit the argument and you will win.
      • DerangedPenguin, on 07/13/2008, -1/+2Theoretically, if the planet's surface cooled by radiation alone, then the greenhouse-induced surface temperature would be much warmer, about 350 K (77 °C). Atmospheric motion (convective towers carrying latent and sensible heat upwards and large scale circulation carrying it both upwards and polewards) circumvent much of the greenhouse effect and significantly increase the "escape" of energy to space, leaving Earth's surface more than 60 °C cooler than a static atmosphere would do.

        Additionally, greenhouse gases are only able to absorb radiation in very specific electromagnetic frequencies and Earth does not radiate limitless amounts of energy in the appropriate bandwidths. This means there is 'competition' for available energy and significant greenhouse potential is unrealized (carbon dioxide could absorb more than 3 times the energy it currently does in the atmosphere were it not for competition from clouds and water vapor, clouds alone could absorb 50% of available energy but manage to capture just 14% and so on...).

        So, despite there being far more greenhouse gas in the atmosphere than required to achieve the current greenhouse effect, something which has been true since before humans discovered fire, evapo-transpiration and thermals transport heat higher in the atmosphere where radiation to space is increased. This is why Earth remains about 15 °C (288 K) rather than about 77 °C (350 K).
        http://www.junkscience.com/Greenhouse/
      • andy314159pi, on 07/13/2008, -0/+1It looks like the link you posted is focused on the idea that the bands that CO2 absorbs at are saturated. That has been put through experimental examination and they have measured how many watts per square meter the additional CO2 will gather. Please do read the refutation of the saturation argument here:
        www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/06/a-saturated-gassy-argument
  • mediaspree, on 07/13/2008, -0/+13Man, I went snorkeling on a guide boat in the Florida Keys last weekend and the number 1 thing threatening coral is douchebags standing on and kicking it apart with their flippers.
    • gsmaverick, on 07/13/2008, -0/+1Couldn't have said it better!
    • stonewall123, on 07/13/2008, -0/+0That's true... I suppose that's one of the reasons why a good portion of the keys are off limits. And most of the tour guides do a pretty good job (although apparently not good enough) of educating people not to stand on the bottom. At John Pennekamp State Park (Key Largo) almost every capt I've come across reminds the snorkelers/divers that it is actually unlawful to do just what you say. Their livlihood depends on a healthy ecosystem to keep visitors coming back. One of the saddest things about the destruction of the reefs is the unhealthy appearance of many reefs that I recall looking very nice 10 years ago. This is particularly evident in Fort Lauderdale a bit north of the Keys. I haven't been to the Virgin Islands but I've heard its even worse there. Whereas 5-10 years ago Goliath Grouper were easy to find you would be VERY hard pressed to find any that are of legal catch size these days. As the reefs go so does the diversity we enjoy. And for those that enjoy seafood you can kiss your tuna, orange roughy, grouper etc good by.
      • mediaspree, on 07/13/2008, -0/+1I was at Pennekamp, the tour guides were GREAT talking over the loudspeaker "NOT TO STAND ON THE CORAL" but i would say 1 in 5 at one point did. sad.
      • stonewall123, on 07/13/2008, -0/+11 in 5 may be an optimistic figure from what I've seen. Those large snorkeling boats are the worst offenders. However, those boat operators bring the swimmers to very few snorkelling/dive sites. They bring the snorkelers/divers who don't know what they are doing to the same places which are already heavily damaged. They never bring them to unspoiled areas. In that sense they are able to minimize damage to the rest of the reef by controlling where they bring people. Obviously it would be great if those people would be more careful and thoughtful of their surroundings but at least people can learn to appreciate the underwater world in a semi-controlled environment. If you want to do some nice diving (after one has skilled in controlling their bouyancy) you always want to go on a small boat with few other divers (no more than 6 people).



  • evo8ftw, on 07/13/2008, -7/+7Global Warming is a farce. Those who preach it display their lack of reasoning.
    • MrBussi, on 07/13/2008, -0/+2where's the problem with this reasoning: greenhouse gases are known to heat up the atmosphere. the amount of green house gases are going up. we're noticing increases in temperature; seems pretty simple to me?

      now it cant be solar activity responsible; thats only been increasing since 1970

      http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/sun_output_0 ...

      you could argue we contribute a small amount to the total greenhouse gases. but we are responisible for most if not all of the increases in greenhouse gases.

      if you think it's just part of a natural cycle; then please go ahead explain what causing it? why would a 35% increase in greenhouse gases (http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/greenhouse.htm ... not increase temperatures? Past variations are known to be caused by like the Milankovich cycles that caused the ice ages?
      • evo8ftw, on 07/13/2008, -1/+1Show me an increase in temperature? Warmest year in recorded history was 1936 that's 72 years ago. The US is also having the mildest summer since 1970 something. The ocean temperatures along with global ambient temperatures have showed a decline the last 5 years. These are all facts where is the warming???????
  • Arkz, on 07/13/2008, -2/+3No more Coral Porn? life is no longer worth living...
  • krwlngindark, on 07/13/2008, -3/+2Guys, we need to save it for the world.
    Not for us.
    Not for our children.
    Do it so the coral can get laid.

    Researchers say that the orange and purple species are already performing autofellatio.

    Act before its too late.

    man...this isnt funny.
  • paker, on 07/13/2008, -1/+4The local news had a piece about dieing coral, but the cause was found to be sun screen, not global warming.
    • dood, on 07/13/2008, -1/+3I'm not a scientist, and I don't know if this is actually the case, but I believe it's possible for both global warming and sun screen to threaten corals in different ways.
      • psion01, on 07/13/2008, -0/+2I'm not so sure. The temperature has been higher and lower in the past. Changes have been more dramatic and swifter. I fail to see how the cause (presumably human industry) makes any difference to coral mortality.
    • DerangedPenguin, on 07/13/2008, -2/+1first they warn you about getting to much U.V, exposure now you can't use suntan lotion.
    • stonewall123, on 07/13/2008, -0/+0Just to clarify, the authors of the work that you refer to never said that global warming does not cause coral bleaching. Increased temperature and increased acidification (as CO2 is absorbed into the oceans) clearly do both contribute significantly to coral bleaching and thus coral death. There is lots of evidence in support of this. The sunscreen issue is notable in that it adds one more significant level of injury to corals by making their symbiotic algal (called zooxanthellae) partner much more susceptible to lethal viral infection. The ingredients of most common sunscreens including parabens, cinnamates, benzophenones and camphor all cause viral activation. Since these algae provide the corals with their main source of energy the corals quickly die when this occurs. Keep in mind that there are other causes that contribute significantly to the decline in reefs that we've seen over the past decades. Other common stresses to reefs are overfishing and pollution (especially nitrates and phosphates which create an entirely different algae problem- google 'gulf dead zone'). This is not a simple issue since healthy reefs will require multiple problems to be resolved.
  • BaconIsGood4You, on 07/13/2008, -7/+3http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/warmlist.htm

    List of things blamed on global warming. But, at this point, a list of things that man made global warming hasn't caused would be more useful.
    • thedinomeister, on 07/13/2008, -0/+2regardless of whether you believe it or not, this page is hilarious if you read through it! thanks for the link!
  • noonions, on 07/13/2008, -3/+2If there is one reason to stop global warming, this is it. the corals need to *****.
  • DerangedPenguin, on 07/13/2008, -5/+4Thank goodness we are entering into a period of global cooling now... Why do people still believe the fairytale about Global Warming, of that's right they were most likely educated in a Government School, that would be public school for all you people educated in a public school.
  • LucerinRed, on 07/13/2008, -1/+2Just to point out, there is conclusive proof that the water temperature hasn't risen at all over the past decade.
  • lead2thehead, on 07/13/2008, -2/+2Notice how the headline doesn't match the article.

    Headline: Global Warming Threatens the Sex Life of Corals

    Article: Corals are behaving strangely and we're not sure why. It could be global warming.
  • ProUSADigger, on 07/13/2008, -1/+0Those coral can kiss my ass. When MY sex life improves, then, and only then, will
    I even begin to care about the quality of the sex life of some lesser species.
  • barf1, on 07/13/2008, -4/+1global warming is BS, everybody knows it
    • malex, on 07/13/2008, -0/+1Well, if that's what the nice people from the corporate think-tanks told you, I guess it must be so.
  • freqk, on 07/13/2008, -0/+2Wait. Corals have a "Sex Life"?
  • wootmacs, on 07/13/2008, -0/+1Maybe if we leave them alone, we wont care as much.
  • aserer511, on 07/13/2008, -0/+1Male coral to humans: hey bro, stop cockblocking
  • jrm71588, on 07/13/2008, -0/+0how am I supposed to get my coral porn?
  • Damian91, on 07/13/2008, -0/+1Maybe most of the corals are just gay...
  • Jareth86, on 07/13/2008, -0/+2I go to Iqaluit, Nunavut every year up near the arctic circle. Trust me, this whole "Global warming myth" is ***** real. Arctic Countries are in the heart of the damage, and have to deal with it on a regular basis.
    Most of you people arguing against it (in fear that if it is real, the government may act and you may be inconvenienced) need to get around more and open your damn eyes. Stop buying into the words of every Southpark episode and moron with an agenda that you come across.
  • hayden.evans, on 07/13/2008, -0/+1we are ***** blocking coral?!
  • zainon, on 07/13/2008, -0/+0This is topic about how to save coral. why is everyone talking about sex?
    Do you know that the feeling of having sex is just a hint of how the GOD promised us of HEAVEN?

    GLOBAL WARMING...we start car pooling to office and avoid plastic bags... and thank GOD..save half of my petrol and tol...

    http://the-trendy-clothing.blogspot.com


  • geminister, on 07/13/2008, -0/+1This is really turning into a farce. I mean come on, if the scientific data and likely strong political motives doesn't convince you, then the unbelievable volume of things global warming is supposed to have caused must convice anyone that this is nothing but fiction! The MSM has worked the same way for ages. The blurb words just vary, but the mechanism is the same. It's all a matter of selling products and political agendas. Not questioning global warming is not questioning bias of media.

    And no, I'm not trying to convince anyone to use petrol more and more, I think it's been established that if we don't find alternatives the global economy will go bust sooner or later.

    But I hope this debate is somewhat over with by now. At least here on Digg.
  • ReganDealez, on 07/13/2008, -0/+0Coral Reef Symposium Gets Under Way
    http://www.newzof.com/video/_Invasive_humans_threa ...
  • bootau, on 07/14/2008, -0/+0remenber al gore head he want you to ride a bike while he flies on a jet airplane, also he has neaver had a real job
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