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Corals Make Chemical That Influences Local Climate

2013-10-25 01:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RedOrbit: Anyone who has ever been to the ocean knows that signature smell of sea water. One of the molecules responsible for that smell is actually derived from a chemical made by tiny coral animals called dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP). According to a new study in the journal Nature, Australian marine scientists have discovered the first evidence that DMSP plays a major role in local climate. The molecule offers the coral animals cellular protection in times of heat stress and causes climate cooling...

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