eli5 Why cant coral reefs just move further away from the equator If there losing there habitat to warmer sea temperatures?

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eli5 Why cant coral reefs just move further away from the equator If there losing there habitat to warmer sea temperatures?

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They can. It just takes time.

That’s the big problem with man made climate change. Unlike natural cycles, which occur over thousands of years, giving flora and fauna time to adapt with the changing climate, man made climate change is basically instant from a geological perspective.

It’s mass upheaval and mass extinctions.

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