Using data to protect coral reefs from climate change Using data to protect coral reefs from climate change April 13, 2016 Coral bleaching is an inescapable example of the effects of climate change.” Timothy Swain, researcher Coral reefs are early casualties of climate change, but not every coral reacts the same way to the stress of ocean warming. Now a Northwestern University research team is the first to provide a quantitative “global index” detailing which of the world’s coral species are most susceptible to coral bleaching and most likely to die. The world currently is experiencing the longest global coral bleaching event ever recorded, with the Great Barrier Reef and U.S. reefs among those suffering. Bleaching happens when stressed corals expel their life-providing algae, turning cora
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