In the Florida Keys, a rescue operation is underway to save endangered species of coral. Abnormally hot ocean temperatures in the Keys related to climate change have led to bleaching and a massive die ...

Bleached staghorn coral at Sombrero Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in July 2023. A coalition of marine biologists and nonprofit leaders focused on Florida Keys coral restoration ...

Feb. 15 (UPI) --A team of researchers completed a scientific mission Wednesday to assess the damage from last year's record-high marine temperatures on restored coral reefs in the Florida Keys. The ...

After last summer’s record-breaking ocean temperatures in South Florida, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers have uncovered extensive coral damage at five of seven ...

Three and a half miles off the Florida Keys, Kylie Smith kicked to the surface of the ocean, then looked back down through her scuba mask to confirm what she had seen in the coral reef 15 feet below.

A marine heat wave is threatening Florida’s coral reefs. “We’ve never seen anything like this. Some are not even bleaching, they are going straight to dead,” said Scott Atwell, the communications and ...