Marine ecology. Warmer waters more deadly to coral reefs than pollution.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, warmer ocean waters are a greater threat to coral reefs than local environmental insults. That assessment comes from a new scientific report released this week that documents a sudden and steep jump in damage stemming from the 1997-98 El Niño-La Niña event.
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