Word: spike
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...have known for some time that various kinds of stress can cause corals to expel their zooxanthellae. Since it is the zooxanthellae that give coral colonies their rich coloration, their loss causes entire reefs to turn white. The stress that caused the recent bleachings, scientists say, was a seasonal spike in seawater temperatures. But other sources of stress, such as overfishing and nutrient overload, may have made the corals and their symbiotic friends unusually sensitive to heat...
Today, the department has 15 faculty members, as well as visiting scholars including Spike Lee and Jamaica Kincaid...
...bonus, Gates has brought in author Jamaica Kincaid and producer Spike Lee as visiting professors...
White-coat hypertension--when BLOOD PRESSURE readings spike under the stress of a doctor's visit--may not be as innocent as once thought. Research now suggests that it may lead to cardiovascular abnormalities similar to those caused by persistently elevated readings...
...original sellers using documents and serial numbers. There's more than enough work to be done: homicides attributed to kids with handguns have jumped 418 percent since 1984; homicides by other kinds of guns are up 125 percent, according to The New York Times. Noting the sharp spike in juvenile deaths in recent years, Clinton said: "We have to give the future back to all of our children. We cannot ... keep allowing our young people to die before their dreams ever have a chance to take shape. We know gangs often buy in bulk from a single shadowy supplier...