Extreme weather, killer heat

• Autores: Michael Slezak
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3052-3053, 2015, pág. 32
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The year 2015 has almost certainly been the hottest year on record. And people must not stash the fans away, as there's a good chance 2016 will be even hotter, making it three record-breaking years in a row and spelling disaster for corals. They can take a generous lashing of global warming, add a half-baked El Nino one year, a whopper of an El Nino the next, and then let it stew for a few months. They are now seeing a global coral bleaching event that could destroy up to 5% of the world's reefs.