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Rising seas wipe out an entire US species for the first time. Scientists say it’s a sign of things to come

Scientists say a unique plant has become the first species to be wiped out from the wild in the U.S. due to the combined effects of rising seas. It’s a bleak first but not the last, as scientists fear the plant’s extinction could be a “precursor” to other species as the climate crisis takes hold.… Read More »

Warm seawater kills most planted coral in Florida Keys due to restoration efforts

Researchers have found that record-warm seawater has killed more than three-quarters of the human-farmed corals that scientists have planted in the Florida Keys in recent years to support a threatened species that is highly vulnerable to climate change. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration returned to five reefs this week to plant staghorn… Read More »

Warm seawater kills most planted coral in Florida Keys due to restoration efforts

Researchers have found that record-warm seawater has killed more than three-quarters of the human-farmed corals that scientists have planted in the Florida Keys in recent years to support a threatened species that is highly vulnerable to climate change. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration returned to five reefs this week to plant staghorn… Read More »