This piece of coral in the Fiji Islands is 600 years old – what it reveals about the future of our climate is nerve-wracking
A single coral on the Fiji Islands that is over 600 years old was used to record how temperatures in the Pacific Ocean have changed during its long life. Scientists know that the Pacific has generally warmed over the centuries. In recent years, human-caused climate change has caused ocean heat waves and widespread coral bleaching. […]
