Coral Death Fueled By El Niño

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Channel: Georgia Tech · 2016 · Education

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Georgia Tech Professor Kim Cobb has studied and visited the coral reefs of Christmas Island (1,300 miles south of Hawaii) for 18 years. This year, she visited the island and watched as coral reefs were helpless against the most powerful El Niño in history. 

For more, visit: http://www.news.gatech.edu/2016/04/13/el-ninos-warm-water-devastates-coral-reefs-pacific-ocean

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