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Hundreds-of-year-old corals frozen to death
Divers stunned
30 Jan 10 - Divers were stunned by what they saw when
diving in patch reef 2.5 miles off Harry Harris Park in Key Largo,
Florida.
"Star and brain corals, large species that can take hundreds of years to
grow, were as white and lifeless as bones, frozen to death," said this
article in the Miami Herald. "There were also dead sea turtles,
eels and parrotfish littering the bottom."
The record cold that gripped South Florida for two weeks in January took
a heavy toll on marine life.
"Shallower reefs took a serious, perhaps unprecedented hit, said Billy
Causey, Southeast regional director of national marine sanctuaries for
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."
"The impact could extend from Key Largo through the Dry Tortugas west of
Key West, a vast expanse that covers some of the prettiest and
healthiest reefs in North America."
Had you heard
about this? If these corals had been killed
by record warmth, you can
bet that the headlines would
have been plastered
across the front pages of newspapers
around the world.
See entire article:
http://pda.physorg.com/_news184044612.html
Thanks to Bret for this link
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