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A Desperate Push to Save Florida’s Coral: Get It Out of the Sea (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The extreme heat has devastated corals.This is a truly heartbreaking read:

“The coral didn’t even have a chance to bleach, it just died. It just felt like, ‘Oh my God, we’re in the apocalypse.’ What’s happening?”

Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20230731225349/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/climate/coral-reefs-heat-florida-ocean-temperatures.html

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I fail to see how this isn't the apocalypse.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Shouldn't this be on "nottheonion".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

sighs

Exactly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

What's the point of migrating the coral reefs out of the ocean? Isn't it a habitat for sea life? What of the sea life, their home is being scooped up?