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MIAMI — A year after the worst bleaching event ever recorded, the coral reefs off the Florida coast are slowly recovering. Despite elevated ocean temperatures, scientists say this summer they ...
Read full article: Record warm ocean temperatures threaten Florida’s coral reef This photo provided by the University of Miami Coral Reef Futures Lab, shows fire coral and staghorn corals with ...
Temperatures at a reef managed by the Florida Aquarium were 91 degrees on July 6. The coral was completely healthy then, but when aquarium teams returned on July 19, all of the coral was bleached ...
Coral reefs in Florida have lost an estimated 90% of their corals in the last 40 years. This summer, a marine heat wave hit Florida's coral reefs. The record high temperatures created an extremely ...
A lethal wave of coral bleaching spreading across Florida’s reef has reached eight other countries in the Caribbean, Atlantic and east Pacific, raising concerns that a global bleaching event ...
Crazy warm ocean temperatures continue to wreak havoc among coral reefs in Florida and the Caribbean this summer, bleaching and killing corals and spawning urgent rescue operations. “After the ...
A diver with the Coral Restoration Foundation assessed coral bleaching at the group’s nursery on Florida’s Looe Key on Friday.Credit... Supported by By Catrin Einhorn Photographs by Jason ...
In honor of National Coral Reef Awareness Week (the third week of every July), here's what you need to know about ours. Florida's Coral Reef is the only coral reef system in the continental United ...
Read full article: Florida Coral Rescue Center marks 4 years working toward ‘Herculean goal’ FILE - Bleached coral is visible at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, off the ...
Spotted lobster pee appears to act like a repellent to coral predators, creating what a new study by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission describes as “a landscape of fear.” ...
Typically, the Florida Keys experience high temperatures in mid-August through early September, said Jessica Levy, director of restoration strategy at the Coral Restoration Foundation.