Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef

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Corals survived past climate changes by retreating to the deeps

Nobel Intent, 12 Nov 2025

Scientists have found that the 2023 marine heat wave caused “functional extinction” of two Acropora reef-building coral species…

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