The millions of tourists who flock to the shores of Hawaii every year are wreaking havoc on its natural environment—especially the coral reefs, which are at risk all over the world, a new study says.
The most popular coral reefs on the Hawaiian islands are likely being degraded by the very visitors they attract, according to a study published Monday inMORE: World Oceans Day 2022: How climate change and warming waters are affecting the health of the oceans
"They take pictures of the beaches, and they post on social media," he said. "Instagram is by far the main platform through which social media presence is documented, and so I came up with the idea of using Instagram to get a sense of a large-scale representation of where people are distributed in Hawaii.
Using keywords included in captions and hashtags, such as "#scubadiving," Lin was also able to determine a certain degree of interaction with the reefs. Corals tended to thrive farther out into the water, where there are less people, Lin said. Places in Oahu in Honolulu County, such as Waikiki Beach and Waimea Bay, were among the biggest spots for degraded reefs, Lin said. On the Big Island, Lanikai Beach and Shark's Cove were also among the sites with the most degraded coral, he added.Donald Miralle/Getty Images, FILE
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