Question

Refer to the Newsela article "Climate Change in Hawaii and U.S. Tropical Islands."

What is the author's purpose in mentioning coral reefs in the article?
O to illustrate how rising sea levels and coral reefs are creating climate change
O to point out that coral reefs were already endangered before climate change
O to suggest that algae and not climate change is responsible for the decline in coral reefs
O to explain how climate change is damaging the delicate ecosystem in coral reefs

Answer 1

The answer is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: to explain how climate change is damaging the delicate ecosystem in coral reefs

Step-by-step explanation:

The author mentions the Coral reefs in the article to call attention to how climate change is damaging the delicate ecosystem of the Coral reefs. This is because the current trend of climate change is leading to warmer oceans and when that happens, Coral reefs die.

This creates problems because Coral reefs protect the shoreline and are a habitat for fish which means that if they die, shorelines are in danger, fish would die off or move away which would then have the effect of reducing the income stream of fishermen.