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Wildfires, drought, sea level rise, more frequent and intense storms, and warming oceans are sometimes destroying and occasionally improving or allowing cultural resources to emerge at national park units.

In a bid to help corals survive during rising ocean temperatures, scientists have erected sun shades above elkhorn corals, a threatened species, at Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida.

Best conditions for elkhorn coral found in Dry Tortugas

According to a study on coral reef health, almost 14% of the world's coral has been destroyed in less than a decade.

Sunday, February 14, 2021 by Jenny Staletovich (WLRN ) Photo: NOAA Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. Elkhorn coral were once one of the chief building blocks for Florida’s coral reef. The coral grow in the shape of wide, flat elk antlers at the highest part of the reef. That’s partly why reefs were so good at blocking powerful storm wave...