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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Anonymous 0 Comments

Another point: the most famous reef is Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Australia is pretty far from the equator. So that is obviously not the issue.

Anonymous 0 Comments

The same answer as most of these questions. With enough time, species could adapt to the changes. But the changes are happening too fast for that.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Why is deforestation such a problem, can’t the trees just run away from the bulldozers? Are they stupid?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

They need to drag the continent they live on.

Seriously, they need a place to live, they take what they get. They can only “move” by releasing children and hoping for them to find a better place.