[Coral-List] NewsHour Science Report: Dying Reefs -- Feb. 1, 2005

[John Ogden]

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>February 1, 2005
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>* DYING REEFS
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>Many scientists think the devastation caused by the recent tsunami in 
>southern Asia might have been less severe if the coral reefs had been in 
>better shape and better able to protect the shoreline.
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>Tonight on the NewsHour, Betty Ann Bowser of the Science Unit explores the 
>mysteries of coral reefs and efforts to improve reef management.
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