Summary
A National Geographic expedition near the Solomon Islands discovered the world’s largest coral, visible from space and estimated to be 300 years old.
The massive coral, the size of a blue whale, stores centuries of oceanic history and far surpasses the previous record-holder, “Big Momma,” in size.
Located in the Coral Sea, the Solomon Islands host remarkable coral diversity but face threats from climate change, including coral bleaching.
Scientists called the discovery a “beacon of hope,” showcasing the resilience of deeper-water corals despite global warming impacts.
How tf do you “discover” the largest coral reef on earth when it was literally visible from space.
Edit:
ABC is dumb and its a coral
This is ABC’s fault rather than OPs, because the post title is the same as the article’s, but it’s not the largest coral reef. It’s the largest individual coral.
Why does the headline say “coral reef” and the text say “coral”?
Does ABC really not understand the difference?
How is this a beacon of hope exactly?, this changes nothing, the threat is still there and will kill this reef sooner or later
Humanity: “Quick let’s find some way to destroy it!”
“I’ll bet there’s oil under it”
Omi wah mou shindeiru
The correct romanization is “Omae wa mo shinderu.”
「お前はも死んでる。」(not sure if it’s でる or でいる actually, just learning the language.)
Yeah I haven’t seen FotNS it like 20 years my bad. Had to search it with my single point American brain.
