Coral loss may erase up to $3 billion in Hawaiʻi reef recreation by 2100

Coral reef decline driven by climate change could cost Hawaiʻi residents between $1.8 billion and $3 billion in lost reef-related activities by 2100, according to a new study published in Ecological Economics.

The research projects that these burdens will not fall equally, with lower-income and disadvantaged communities in the state facing disproportionate impacts. ...