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Reefer Badness
Caribbean corals bleaching at unprecedented rate |
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25 Oct 2005 |
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| Reefer Badness Caribbean corals bleaching at unprecedented rate This year's notably warmer-than-usual Atlantic waters -- fuel for 2005's intense hurricane season -- have been devastating some life below the waves as well. Water temperatures have remained elevated for about 15 weeks, causing coral reefs to bleach from the Florida Keys to Puerto Rico to Panama. The micro-algae that feed corals, and give them their br ... |
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| Topics: Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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