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Building a Global Warming Lab (Ofu Island, American Samoa)

Building a Global Warming Lab (Ofu Island, American Samoa)

Update: 2007-10-17
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The corals in a lagoon off of Ofu Island are being subjected to the same temperature changes as other corals around the world as a result of global warming.  In other places the warming is causing coral bleaching, but the corals here seem to be resistant to the rising temperatures.
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Building a Global Warming Lab (Ofu Island, American Samoa)

Building a Global Warming Lab (Ofu Island, American Samoa)

Stanford University