israeli scientists predict the earth ' s deep reefs could begin to collapse in as little as 30 years from now . studies show the oceanic are becoming increasingly acidic as they soak up manmade effects of carbon dioxide . the american universities of jerusalem researchers say this will make it difficult for most tropical genera to produce skeletal and other hard products . the company ' s work on corals in the red sea reveals a tipping threshold will be found in between 30 and 70 years . then the strains of erosion eating away at corals will outstrip the organisms ' chance to make the reefs .
The coral organisms are endangered by the acidification of oceans.