Bleaching Death of Coral Around World Alarms Scientists
Climate-Related Death of Coral Around World Alarms Scientists
SVII surveys the Coral Nursery, FKNMS, Florida 08:08:2014, Photo Credit – Catlin Seaview Survey.
“Bleaching” Impacting Florida And Caribbean.
As reported in the New York Times today. Much of the base research came from the Catlin Seaview Survey.
“Cory Walter, a senior biologist at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida, peered down from a boat over Wonderland Reef off the Lower Florida Keys: “It almost looks like it snowed on the reef.”
Predicting the duration of the bleaching or forecasting the next one is difficult. The Blob has cooled somewhat, and El Niño, while weakening, is expected to stretch into 2017.”
For the more information and the entire article, please see the New York Times.
Feature Image Hawksbill Turtle, Photo Credit – Catlin Seaview Survey & Lynton Burger.
