Articles for tag: coral bleaching, coral reef restoration, florida reefs, marine conservation, ocean science, Ocean Warming

a large group of corals on a coral reef

Coral Bleaching Crisis in Florida

Suhail Ahmed

On a windless morning off Islamorada, the reef looks like it’s holding its breath. Fish still flicker through the water column, but the corals below have lost their color and, with it, their margin for error. ’s reefs are again riding the razor’s edge between survival and collapse, as ocean heat stacks up earlier and ...