Exxon killed the reef: Coastal communities point at fossil fuel industry for killing the world’s coral reefs

Divers from coastal communities around the world wrapped crime-scene tape around dead coral reefs during a series of underwater dives to highlight the catastrophic damage to this valuable ecosystem and the culpability of the fossil fuel industry for its loss. A series of underwater photographs collected from Samoa, the Australian Great Barrier Reef, and the Andaman Islands have been released today to showcase the impacts of the worst mass coral bleaching in recorded history and how it is one of the consequences of the reckless behaviour of Exxon and fossil fuel companies hindering global climate action.  ….