Corals Show How Pacific Tradewinds Guide Global Temperature

As you’ve already learned, corals are small animals that build their hard skeletons from calcium carbonate that they extract from the seawater, making them extremely sensitive to changes in climate conditions. In addition to changes in the composition of seawater, shifts in atmospheric conditions, such as the trade winds, can have a large impact on corals.

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