Southampton University researchers have just returned from the Galapagos Islands having carried out an intensive diving expedition to study the effects of El Ni$o, the periodic change in ocean currents that causes warming of the central eastern Pacific Ocean.
Temperature measurements showed that waters which are typically 250C were heated to 290C as a result of the El Ni$o phenomenon. The researchers, led by Ken Collins, undertook the work as part of a wider project to help safeguard the marine biodiversity of the islands.
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