珊瑚礁在极端热浪中幸存

Climate change Coral reefs survive massive heatwave Rising temperatures have killed vast swathes of coral around the world, but a remote Australian archipelago may provide a reason for optimism, finds James Woodford A PROLONGED heatwave devastated coral reefs in early 2025, except on a chain of islands off Western Australia, where the coral was almost untouched. Researchers hope that learning the secret of extreme heat tolerance in these corals will help to protect reefs across the globe, which are in danger of being wiped out by global warming. Kate Quigley at the University of Western Australia in Perth and her colleagues dived at 11 sites across the Houtman Abrolhos archipelago in July 2025. …