Hourly Weather - Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

At a Glance The colony measures 26 feet tall.It's one of the largest documented in the world. Corals play an imporant role in protecting communities against coastal flooding. A record-sized coral colony has been found in American Samoa. Researchers with NOAA and several other agencies found the massive oval-shaped colony during a monitoring survey in the waters around Ta'u Island, known for large coral colonies. The findings were recently in the journal Nature. The colony measures more than 26 feet...