Observatory: Coral Rebounded From Hostile Climate Millenniums Ago, Study Suggests
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Observatory: Coral Rebounded From Hostile Climate Millenniums Ago, Study Suggests

Panama City : Panama | Jul 05, 2012 at 12:27 PM PDT
Source: The New York Times
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Researchers took core samples from reefs off the coast of Panama, estimating their age at different levels using radiocarbon dating and other methods. They found that the reefs stopped growing about 4,000 years ago and did not recover for 2,500 years. FULL ARTICLE AT The New York Times
 
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