Scientists have discovered one of the world's largest coral reefs off the coast of Tahiti, a vast area of "pristine" rose-shaped corals deep under water apparently unharmed by climate change, UNESCO announced Thursday.
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This handout picture taken on December 12, 2021 by French Photographer Alexis Rosenfeld shows a newly-discovered reef of giant rose-shaped corals at a depth of over 30 meters off Tahiti, in French Polynesia. -- Photo: Alexis Rosenfeld / AFP
2022-01-20 18:09:28
Scientists have discovered one of the world's largest coral reefs off the coast of Tahiti, a vast area of "pristine" rose-shaped corals deep under water apparently unharmed by climate change, UNESCO announced Thursday.
The area of healthy coral in cooler waters between 30 and 65 metres (98 to 213 feet) deep is a "highly unusual" find, UNESCO said, and could suggest there are more reefs in the ocean depth that may be safer from the impacts of warming waters.
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