Coral Core
Part of Hall of Planet Earth.
Part of Hall of Planet Earth.
Clipperton Atoll, eastern Pacific
Some organisms record climate from the time and place they lived. This section of a coral colony (Porites lobata), which grew between 1937 and 1994, recorded conditions in the eastern Pacific Ocean during at least 10 El Niño events.
Provided by Dr. Brad Linsley, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University[