Ocean warming (IMAGE)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ocean warming

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A bleached coral reef forms the crumbling palace of a mythical underwater kingdom, while its legendary “shrimp soldiers and crab generals” face a modern crisis: the weakening of their very armor by ocean warming and acidification. The cover concept and shrimp/crab cartoon characters were suggested by Lijing Cheng; the background photograph of the bleached coral reef was taken by Jiang Zhu in Palawan, Philippines.

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Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

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