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Notes for reading/reviewing the Proxy (climate) page:

-In the introduction of the topic the article touches on the types of proxies it will be covering, and gives a good, brief summary on each of them. However, it mentions speleothems but does not talk about it on the page. So the question would be why did the author/editor of the page choose to talk about certain proxy types over others?

-Many of the sources are dated from 2000-2009 (with the newest source being dated in 2014). Has there been any recent findings or techniques in the proxy field?

Notes for the Coral proxy:

-We have discussed in class how the warming of the ocean is a sign of global warming and the climate research section on the coral page talks about how coral has had to adapt to both ocean warming and acidification

-It talks a lot about how coral has had to adapt to the changes

-Mentions that the data retrieved using radiocarbon dating can recreate Holocene (which we have talked about in class & seen in the textbook) sea levels

-The sources cited in this article are a couple of years. The newest source used is dated 2009. The years 2014, 2015, and 2016 have been some the hottest (if not the hottest) in the history of the Earth, so there has had to be some recent effects on the coral. Also I have also seen briefly in the news about the increase in coral bleaching (although I do not remember when or the source).

Peer Reviewed Article 1: Peer Reviewed Article 2:
 * Scientists are using data from past El Ninos to understand how surface coral are seeking refuge in lower depths to deal with the climate change affecting the ocean.
 * This source is not found on the Wikipedia page as it was published in 2014, but it does go with the theme of the page talking about coral's adaptability to the changing ocean.
 * While the overall health of the world's coral is on a downward trend, there is skepticism about how climate change is impacting the biodiversity of coral. The article looks at six proxy methods that could be used to measure this change.
 * This source is also not found on the Wikipedia page (too new). The page briefly touches on species of coral and talks a little bit more about a different type of coral called zooxanthellae. This article could help give a little more insight on how biodiversity has changed and can be monitored.