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La Niña-like conditions associated with 2,500-year-long shutdown of coral reef growth

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Panamá reef
Mercury ID
381051
Feb 23, 2015

A new study has found that La Niña-like conditions in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Panamá were closely associated with an abrupt shutdown in coral reef growth that lasted 2,500 years.

Fish From Acidic Ocean Waters Less Able to Smell Predators

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Damselfishes
Mercury ID
290271
Apr 14, 2014

Fish living on coral reefs where carbon dioxide seeps from the ocean floor were less able to detect predator odor than fish from normal coral reefs, according to a new study.

Coral Reef Researcher Wins Explorer’s Club Honor

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Mark Hay with Glaciers
Mercury ID
468501
Nov 11, 2015

Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay has received the Lowell Thomas Award from the New York-based Explorers Club.

Volcanic Activity Does Not Contribute to El Ninos, Hard Evidence Says

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El Nino globe images 1997 and 2015
Mercury ID
629307
May 19, 2020

Physical evidence has spoken, and it clearly says that volcanic activity does not push El Nino and La Nina events.

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