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Environment
fromArs Technica
5 days ago

Corals survived past climate changes by retreating to the deeps

The 2023 marine heat wave caused functional extinction of two Acropora reef-building coral species in the Florida Reef, making natural recovery highly unlikely.
Environment
fromNature
3 weeks ago

These iconic corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved?

Elkhorn and staghorn corals are functionally extinct off southern Florida after catastrophic mortality from the 2023 marine heatwave.
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