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Scientists Urgently Moving Florida's Coral to Safety Amid Record Bleaching

  • Florida's coral reefs are being devastated by a severe marine heat wave, causing mass coral bleaching.
  • The Coral Restoration Foundation is desperately moving coral samples from the sea to tanks on land to try to save them.
  • This is the worst coral bleaching event ever recorded in Florida's history.
  • Scientists are hastily salvaging the most threatened coral species and creating gene banks.
  • The long-term survival of coral reefs is in jeopardy without drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
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