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warming and acidification form dual threat to corals
Overhead view of the Heart Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef, near Queensland, Australia. A new UCLA-led study confirms that prospects are grim for major reef systems.

Robert Eagle in New Scientist: Corals bleached from heat become less resilient to ocean acidification

A new study co-authored by Robert Eagle provides evidence for how both ocean acidification and warming interact to harm the corals even more than the sum of their parts would suggest.