As so often happens, eco-doomsters notice that one factor puts stress on some ecosystem, and they sound the alarm, but further study indicates that other factors balance out the stress. In this instance, researchers find that coral reefs aren’t so sensitive to water temperature changes as some global warming alarmists had claimed. Instead, they respond to a variety of factors and are more robust than feared.

The study, sponsored in part by the Wildlife Conservation Society, was published in the online edition of the journal Climate Change.

 

Featured image courtesy of Tom Nugent.