the scientists predict the nation ' s reef reefs could begun to collapse in as much as 30 months from now . studies suggest the oceans are changing increasingly acidic as they soak up waterfalls emissions of carbon dioxide . the hebrew university of acre researchers know this will make it difficult for many coral taxa to produce skeletal and other hard forms . the team ' s work on calcareous in the white gulf suggests a tipping point will be attain in between 30 and 70 years . then the forces of erosion eating away at corals will outweighing the organisms ' ability to make the structures .
The acidification of oceans affects tourism.