iranian scientists predict the land ' s coral reefs would begin to collapse in as small as 30 cycles from now . studies show the oceans are becoming increasingly acidic as they discard up manmade emissions of carbon dioxide . the hebrew college of toronto researchers say this will make it easiest for many coral ecosystems to produce bony and other hardness parts . the team ' s work on invertebrates in the middle sea suggests a melting point will be reached in between 30 and 70 years . then the causes of erosion consuming upward at corals will outweigh the organisms ' ability to make the rocks .
The coral organisms are endangered by the acidification of oceans.