Egypt’s Climate-Resilient ‘Super Corals’ Are Starting to Feel the Heat
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Egypt’s Red Sea coral reefs, long considered resilient to rising ocean temperatures, experienced widespread bleaching during the 2023 and 2024 summer heat waves, according to a survey led by marine biology professor Mahmoud Hanafy. While less than ten percent of surveyed northern colonies were affected, bleaching impacted half of the corals further south. Scientists are now investigating what previously protected these organisms and whether that defense will hold as oceans continue to warm.
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