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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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Meanwhile down in Australia, the same issues impacting U.S. coral reefs – global warming, bleaching – have also been taking their toll on the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's natural wonders and a top global tourist attraction. An advisory committee is now suggesting an update to plans that could help the reef's ecosystem. Kim Cobb of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences offers some hope that parts of the Great Barrier Reef could survive past 2050.