In December 2017, a research group visited the Galápagos Islands to survey coral reefs and to gather ecological information on their extent and condition. The reefs of the Galápagos have a history of coral bleaching across the archipelago. El Niño's hot waters pushed many corals beyond their thermal tolerances, resulting in widespread reef-scale bleaching. The researchers found that although warm ocean events such as El Niño can wipe out vast areas of reef, coral survival and regrowth was evident, and recovery time matters, giving some hope for the recovery of other reefs around the world. For the full story see https://news.mongabay.com/2018/01/corals-thrive-on-remotest-islands-in-…;