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Florida reefs offer multimillion-dollar flood protection—if they survive
- January 23, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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It's no secret that Florida's iconic coral reefs are in trouble. Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, climate change—and a near-knockout punch from a 2023 marine heat wave—has effectively wiped several species off the map and shrunk the reefs that stretch from the Keys throughout South Florida.
Originally published at Phys.org