As the climate heats up, South Florida’s coral reefs are feeling it. Three summers ago, excessively high water temperatures, ...

South Florida corals are in crisis again. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is already sounding the alarm as ocean temperatures once again climb into the danger zone for ...

That’s key when it comes to protecting coastal South Florida from 20-foot waves from a future storm. “We showed that this was ...

The warning bells are ringing for another potentially killer season for Florida’s beleaguered coral reefs, sending reef ...

A year after the worst coral bleaching ever recorded, Florida's reefs are slowly recovering. Despite elevated ocean temperatures, scientists say... MIAMI — A year after the worst bleaching event ever ...

As South Florida braces for what experts predict could be another record-breaking hot summer, coral scientists are racing against time to protect one of the planet’s most fragile ecosystems. With ...

Since the 1970s, coral reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) have experienced catastrophic declines in coral cover, with as much as a 50% reduction between 1998 and 2011 alone.

With El Niño conditions emerging in 2026, coral reefs may once again face the threat of widespread bleaching as ocean temperatures continue to rise. Since the late 1970s, global sea surface ...

MIAMI — Off the northern coast of Honduras, thick stands of endangered elkhorn coral have mysteriously defied warming oceans fueled by climate change to blanket the reef with healthy, cocoa-brown ...

Mote Marine Laboratory recently extended its ongoing partnership with Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge and SCUBAnauts International to advance coral reef restoration and research in the Florida Keys.

Millions of dollars in coastal infrastructure and a booming fishing industry are at risk in South Florida as the region’s coral reefs continue to die off at a rate scientists call alarming. The threat ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — This is the face of climate change in the Florida Keys. Once colorful coral cities overflowing with marine life are transforming into ghost towns, or rather “ghost reefs,” ...