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Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: What Can Fossil Corals in the Cook Islands Teach Us About Global Sea Level Rise?
September 30, 2026
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:

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What Can Fossil Corals in the Cook Islands Teach Us About Global Sea Level Rise?

Scientists are studying fossil coral reefs in the Cook Islands to reconstruct sea levels during the Last Interglacial, and hoping to improve projections of future change.

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