Coral Reef Discovered in Seychelles
By Matt J. Weiss, October 25, 2008 @ 02:00 AM (EST)
Source: Bloomberg.com
Editor's Note-
Here is a happy story after a few more somber posts.
Scientists discovered a coral reef in
the Seychelles off Curieuse Island that is home to more than 200
giant tortoises.
The mass of coral found south of the island showed signs of destruction, and recovery, from the 2004 tsunami, according to British researchers from the University of Essex who took part in a conservation study funded by Mitsubishi Corp. in conjunction with the Earthwatch Institute.
The disaster almost four years ago left about 229,000 people dead when an underwater quake off Sumatra sent waves as high as 30 meters (100 feet) crashing into coastlines from southeast Asia to eastern Africa, briefly inundating low-lying islands such as the Seychelles.
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