DISAPPEARING CORAL REEFS
One of the world’s most important living systems lies just out of view, in the ocean. Every four years the world’s leading coral reef experts gather to try to assess the present health of the world’s reef ecosystems. Bob Carty reports from Panama, with snorkel in hand, on the latest findings.
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