Coral time series (IMAGE) American Geophysical Union Caption Time series of a damaged coral in the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Credit Fanny Girard/NOAA Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. License CC BY Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.