UW News
Danielle Claar
December 18, 2020
Coral recovery during a prolonged heatwave offers new hope
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The pressing concerns of climate change have placed the long-term health of the world’s coral reefs in jeopardy. However, new research inspires hope as some corals managed to survive a recent and globally unprecedented heatwave.