Off Western Australia, Temperature Rules the Reefs

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has been in decline for years. Its crumbling conditions have caused many researchers to predict that higher levels of carbon dioxide in the world’s oceans would only harm the coral further. But, new research is suggesting that a more acidic ocean—due to increased carbon dioxide levels—would not actually affect coral reefs as much as the sea’s temperature.

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