Warmer seas, paradise lost

摘要

Rising ocean temperatures might leave coral reefs in seriously hot water - without clouds for protection.rnGraham Jones and his team at Southern Cross University in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, had earlier found that algae living in coral tissue produce a gas called dimethyl sulphide (DMS). When it reaches the air, DMS helps clouds form over coral reefs. Jones says that the clouds block sunlight and so cool the sea.