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2005 Proves Hardest Year on Caribbean Corals…Until 2010?

Photo via NOAA Heat stress on corals is major news lately, with several record-breaking bleachings of late . But scientists are still working to measure the impact of coral bleachings that occurred back in 2005 — a year that caused record losses in the Atlantic and Caribbean. Reports show that over 80% of the corals surveyed that year experienced bleaching, and 40% of them died, making it the most severe bleaching ever recorde… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Secret Garden of Corals Discovered in Virgin Islands

Image Credit: Caroline Rogers/USGS, via Our Amazing Planet A scientists snorkeling in the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands made an unexpected discovery — a mangrove harboring a rich and vibrant coral reef. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), as many as 30 different species of coral are living happily among the roots in a “secret garden” of sort. Such a well protected and untouched coral ecosystem is a rare find in the Virgin Islands. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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