Prevent additional damage to coral reefs | Miami Herald

Sometimes, it seems, the only news about our most fragile ecosystems is bad news. The latest example is the deterioration of South Florida’s coral reef: First, it’s disintegrating at a faster rate than expected because of climate change. Second, dredging by the U.S. Corps of Engineers in the section underlying PortMiami has made matters worse.

Warnings about the increasing damage to the world’s coral reefs have been going on for years. Today, the system is blinking red. The alarm has been sounded because, as one reportput it, parts of the South Florida reef have already reached what one scientist called the “tipping point.”

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Prevent additional damage to coral reefs | Miami Herald