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Kim Cobb uses bags and drills to examine the coral and take core samples in the Pacific island of Kirimati. Photo courtesy of Kim Cobb.This report in the New Scientist gives greater detail on the coral reef damage happening in Hawaii. A new study shows nearly 50% of the reefs in a nature preserve in Oahu had bleached, and 10% is now dead. School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Kim Cobb wasn't involved in the study, but offers some comments about what damage may lie ahead for the world's oceans.
