Danger to Pacific coral reefs warns expert

Updated November 19, 2009 17:54:51

The worlds industrialised nations need to cut their carbon emissions by 90% by the middle of the century or the Pacific's coral reefs will be in severe danger. A slight increase in ocean temperature could cause massive coral bleaching and that will be devastating for both the Pacific and Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Presenter: Bruce Hill
Speakers: Professor Terry Hughes, director of the Centre for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Queensland