#Regram #RG @everydayclimatechange: Guest Post: Photo by @everydayafrica co-founder Austin Merrill @austin_merrill for @everydayclimatechange A powderblue surgeonfish swims by a dead coral reef off Vommuli Island, in the Dhaalu Atoll in the Maldives. The rise in sea temperatures in recent years has killed coral reefs globally at an alarming rate, destroying marine life and damaging natural coastal barriers -- leaving coastal population centers at risk as storms become more common and more violent. The loss of coral reefs may cost $1 trillion globally, according to an Australian study, including the loss of millions of travelers and hundreds of thousands of tourism industry jobs worldwide. Photo taken in December 2016 by @austin_merrill. #climatechange #globalwarming #guestpost #coral #coralbleaching #warmseas #warmingseas #IndianOcean #marinelife #warmingoceans