Research team discovers world's largest coral in southwest Pacific
A group of scientists working aboard a research vessel in the southwest Pacific Ocean has discovered the world’s largest coral. Thirty-four meters wide and thirty-two meters long, the gigantic organism is a complex network of coral polyps—tiny individual creatures—that have grown over a span of three centuries.
The cycle represents the link between ocean temperatures and atmospheric conditions that occur in the Pacific Ocean.
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‘A beacon of hope’: World’s largest coral discovered in the Pacific Ocean unharmed by global warmingThis mega coral, thought to be around 300 years old, is exciting because it could provide unique insights into historical ...
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