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MAR 6, 2015 An exposed coral reef in Panama. 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. Photo: Lauren Toth. Arrecife de coral expuesto, Panamá. Exposiciones como esta del 2010 durante el fenómeno de La Niña mató a los corales en masa. Eventos frecuentes parecidos a La Niña ayudaron a impulsar un colapso a largo plazo de los ecosistemas de arrecifes en el Pacífico, que inició cerca de unos 4,000 años y duró 2,500 años.
REEF SHUTDOWN
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