A global analysis of coral bleaching across 81 countries reveals that reefs in the equatorial Coral Triangle region were exposed to the weakest marine heat waves over the past two decades and may function as safe havens for corals even as global warming robs the planet of most of its other reefs. The team published “Coral bleaching: the equatorial-refugia hypothesis” on Nov. 17 in the journal Global Change Biology.
Equatorial reefs may act as refugia for corals during marine heat waves
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