Heatwave, disease catastrophic combo for hardy corals Marine scientists say the combination of record heat and infection was “catastrophic” for the One Tree Reef area studied and suggests tropical ...

Heat-hardy corals off the coast of Broward County escaped a mass bleaching event two years back that devastated much of South Florida’s reef tract. They couldn’t take the heat this summer. Earlier ...

MIAMI — When Andrew Baker looks out at the vacant lot next to his office on Virginia Key, he doesn’t see the trees or grass that are there now. He sees a factory of the future. One story tall, roughly ...

A marine heatwave followed by an outbreak of a tissue-killing disease rarely seen in the Great Barrier Reef has taken out typically heat-resilient coral varieties.

MIAMI — When Andrew Baker looks out at the vacant lot next to his office on Virginia Key, he doesn’t see the trees or grass that are there now. He sees a factory of the future. One story tall, roughly ...