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CSIRO's Dr Ron Thresher holding deep-ocean corals; Dr Ron Thresher and some deep ocean corals; Submersible in 2.5 km dive for climate science.

M2 PRESSWIRE-10 January 2008-CSIRO: CSIRO's Dr Ron Thresher holding deep-ocean corals; Dr Ron Thresher and some deep ocean corals; Submersible in 2.5 km dive for climate science(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Australian and US scientists will next week use an unmanned submersible to locate live and fossilised deep-ocean corals south of Tasmania to track changes in climate in the southern hemisphere.

Like tree rings, growth rings in corals indicate age. They also reflect changes over centuries and millennia in ocean chemistry and the ocean environment.

The submersible will dive to depths of 2.5 kilometres and spend up to 6-7 hours filming the ...

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