“Off the charts.” “Disastrous.” “The worst bleaching event that Florida has ever seen.”
That’s how scientists are describing the ecological disaster unfolding in the seas around the Sunshine State.
In recent weeks, a blistering marine heat wave has sent water temperatures off the coast of South Florida — home to the largest living barrier reef in the continental United States — skyrocketing to record highs, causing an extensive coral bleaching event.
Read more at the Washington Post.