Exposed Coral Reef in Panamá (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Exposed Coral Reef in Panamá

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Coral reef exposures during La Niña events, such as this one in 2010, kill the corals en masse. Frequent La Niña-like events helped drive a long-term collapse of reef ecosystems across the Pacific, which began around 4,000 years ago and lasted 2,500 years.

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Lauren Toth

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