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In surprising sign of resilience, some corals can survive long heat waves – Science Magazine
But the reefs appear to require unpolluted water in order to resist worsening effects of climate change
By Erik StokstadDec. 8, 2020 , 11:00 AM
Just a few degrees of heat can bleach corals, putting them on a path to starvation and death. Driven by climate change, marine heat waves are becoming one of the greatest threats to the existence of tropical reefs. But in some rare good news, researchers have discovered some corals can recover from bleaching even before a heat wave ends, suggesting they have the potential to survive long heat waves.
That gives us a pathway to coral recovery that we wouldnt…
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