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World's coral scientists warn action is needed now to save even a few reefs from climate change

  • Written by Sam Purkis, Professor and Chair of the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Miami
World's coral scientists warn action is needed now to save even a few reefs from climate changeCorals are made of hundreds to thousands of tiny living polyps.Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

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