Distant storms as drivers of environmental change at Pacific atolls.

Lagoon turnover events as observed at Palmyra are previously unreported and highlight the need for continuous monitoring to record infrequent, yet ecologically highly significant, events.

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Whilst environmental impacts at distant sites may not be significant because energy is dissipated over the long distance that the signal has travelled, event intensity in one region can be sufficient to cause significant environmental disturbance at a distant site [20] .

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