Corals Face Catastrophic Bleaching

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Corals Face Catastrophic Bleaching

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Sep 12, 2010

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This year could be a very bad year for coral reefs, thanks to warm waters as a result of El Nino and climate change. David Biello reports

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Sep 12, 2010

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Corals Face Catastrophic Bleaching

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