South Florida researchers bring endangered coral ashore to protect them from a "really bad year" for coral bleaching

South Florida researchers bring endangered coral ashore to protect them from a "really bad year" for coral bleaching
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Scientists working to save a coral species from extinction transported 30 pieces from nurseries off the Florida coast to a hatchery on land Wednesday, fearing that warming waters could trigger a mass bleaching event this summer that could wipe them out.Elkhorn coral populations were decimated by a 2