israeli scientists predict the world ' s coral formations wil emerge to collapse in as little as 30 years from now . studies show the oceans are becoming increasingly acidic as they soak up waterfalls deposits of carbon dioxide . the hebrew university of israel experiments say this will make it difficult for large coral individuals to obtain skeletal and other hard parts . the team ' s experience on corals in the red sea suggests a halfway place will be achieved in between 30 and 70 years . then the forces of erosion eating away at corals will outstrip the creatures ' ability to turn the coral .
The coral organisms are endangered by the acidification of oceans.