israeli scientists predict the country ' s coral reefs could attempt to fold in as little as 30 years from now . they show the oceans are becoming incredibly acid as they soak up gases emissions of petroleum dioxide . the hebrew university of david researchers suggest this will create it difficult for some coral organisms to produce skeletal and other hard parts . the research ' s working on plankton in the dead sea suggests a boiling threshold will be reached in between 30 and 70 minutes . then the dynamics of degradation eating up at algal will outstrips the organisms ' capability to produce the reefs .
The acidification of oceans affects tourism.