Marine heat wave caused key part of Florida's coral reef to become "functionally extinct," report says

A record 2023 heat wave all but eradicated two species of coral that historically served as the backbone of Florida's reefs, ...

2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation

The crucial reef-building corals were decimated by a marine heat wave in the Florida Keys. Can advances in restoration help ...

Catastrophic loss of Florida's staghorn and elkhorn corals highlights accelerating climate pressures for reefs worldwide

New research reports the functional extinction of Acropora corals from Florida's Coral Reef. Scientists have documented ...

Critical Florida corals now ‘functionally extinct’ due to off-the-charts ocean temperatures

Recent record-breaking ocean temperatures have killed off so many elkhorn and staghorn corals, they are on the verge of disappearing completely, scientists have found.
Courthouse News Service

Study finds two coral species in Florida 'functionally extinct' after marine heat wave

CN — Two species of coral in the Florida Reef are now “functionally extinct” as a result of an unprecedented 2023 marine heat ...
Nature

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

Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation ...
Opinion
The Philadelphia TribuneOpinion

We've crossed the first tipping point. All of America will pay the price. Coral reefs are dying—and the consequences reach far beyond our coasts

My parents' marriage was against the law in Maryland in 1966, so they moved west. By the time I was born in 1973, they had settled in Monterey ...