Bleached Coral in Looe Key in 1987 (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Bleached Coral in Looe Key in 1987

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As can be seen by this bleached coral in Looe Key in the lower Florida Keys in 1987, these coral reefs were dying off long before they were impacted by rising water temperatures.

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Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

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Credit: Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

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