Coral reefs are threatened by the warming of the ocean
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The ocean capacity to absorb heat in its depths seems to be quickly decreasing, leading to prolonged sea waves, to an increase in global warming and greater stress on marine ecosystems. The loss of this vital cooling mechanism suggests that we could enter a new climate change phase.
Hajoon song At Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, and its colleagues used satellite data covering four decades to follow how sea surface temperatures (SST) have evolved over time.
