Coral reefs survive tsunami relatively unscathed, report finds..
Added to website: 15 April 2005
According to an assessment released last week by Coral Cay Conservation — an not-for-profit organization based in London — coral reefs (more) suffered only minimal damage from last December’s Indian Ocean tsunami. The study found that, at worst, only 8% of pre-tsunami coral coverage will ultimately have been lost, even if all of the tsunami-damaged coral dies.
The discovery contradicts initial reports suggesting that the region’s reefs were devastated by the disaster, which killed around 300,000 people and caused billions in losses to Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, India, and Sri Lanka.
