These crucial coral species are now “functionally extinct” in the region after record-breaking ocean temperatures, according ...

A record-breaking marine heat wave in 2023 left two ecologically vital coral species "functionally extinct" in Florida's ...

A new study by scientists investigating the impact of 2023’s record-breaking marine heatwave on Florida’s coral reef has ...

Nearly all of Florida’s Acropora coral colonies are now dead, a dramatic downfall linked to a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023.

A 2023 marine heat wave laid waste to elkhorn and staghorn coral, which have thrived for centuries off Florida’s coast.

T he record-breaking heat wave in 2023 has been pinpointed by scientists as the cause of two key coral species extinctions in ...

Miami, Fla. – Florida's iconic staghorn and elkhorn corals have been declared functionally extinct after a record-breaking ...

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