Which risk increases when rising sea temperatures impede coral growth on tropical islands?

💡 Explanation

Increased coastal erosion results because coral reefs act as submerged breakwaters; therefore impeding coral growth removes this barrier and wave energy reaches the shore, accelerating erosion, rather than promoting marine biomass flourishing or suppressing coastal upwelling.

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