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High Ocean Temps Harming Fl. Coral Reef

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Coral rescue groups, government and academic institutions have mobilized to save the coral from a historic bleaching event that experts say threatens the viability of the third-largest reef tract in the world.

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3 years ago

August 10, 2023

Kendeno Knowles

FLORIDA – Coral rescue groups, government and academic institutions have mobilized to save the coral from a historic bleaching event that experts say threatens the viability of the third-largest reef tract in the world.

They’ve been working long days and weekends in blistering heat for weeks to get as many specimens as they can onto land amid reports of some reef tracts experiencing near-total mortality.

According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports, in mid-July, water surface temperatures averaged about 91 degrees off the lower Florida Keys, well above the 85 degrees average.