Florida’s Coral Reefs: Functionally Extinct
The Silent Collapse: How Space Technology Reveals Florida’s Coral Catastrophe
A stark and sobering reality is unfolding beneath the turquoise waves of Florida and the Caribbean. Recent scientific assessments have concluded that the region’s primary reef-building corals are now ‘functionally extinct.’ This doesn’t mean every single coral is gone, but it signifies a catastrophic breakdown: these…