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Heat is coming for Hawaiian corals, but study finds there may be time to adapt

Since the first major bleaching event in 1996, Hawaiian corals have been subject to increasing heat stress and more frequent bleaching events. New research from oceanographers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa used high-resolution modeling that includes small-scale processes to examine projected...

Heat is coming for Hawaiian corals, but study finds there may be time to adapt
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Since the first major bleaching event in 1996, Hawaiian corals have been subject to increasing heat stress and more frequent bleaching events. New research from oceanographers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa used high-resolution modeling that includes small-scale processes to examine projected heat stress on coral reefs over the 21st century.

Originally published at Phys.org

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