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HISTORIC HEATWAVE TRIGGERING CORAL DIE-OFF IN FLORIDA

  2023-07-21 in Coral Restoration Foundation | United States

The vibrant coral reefs of Florida, crucial to the local community and the state’s economy, are facing a severe and urgent crisis due to soaring water temperatures. The potential loss of coral populations within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is quickly becoming an alarming reality. Just as humans thrive within a specific temperature range, so too do corals, delicate animals that are now succumbing to the heat at an alarming rate. "On July 20th, CRF™ teams visited Sombrero Reef, a re

  Tagged under: Coral Reefs | Florida

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