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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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An exposed coral reef in Panamá. Exposures during La Niña events, such as this one in 2010, kill the corals en masse. Frequent La Niña-like events helped drive a long-term collapse of reef ecosystems across the Pacific, which began around 4000 years ago and lasted 2500 years. Credit: Lauren Toth.