Palmyra Feature Why Scientists
Love Palmyra Coral reefs worldwide are at risk, with scientists predicting that 35% are seriously threatened and could be lost within 40 years. But Palmyra, an atoll 1,000 miles south of Hawai‘i, is providing answers that may help reefs survive.
Palmyra Atoll is the second largest of 10 atolls under U.S. jurisdiction, containing 680 acres above water and over 15,000 acres of submerged reefs and aquamarine lagoons.
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