PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Our beloved coral reefs face serious threats.
From disease to widespread bleaching driven by increasing ocean temperatures, scientists warn that without urgent intervention we could lose up to 90% of coral reefs worldwide within our lifetime, according to The Nature Conservancy.
Florida’s coral reef tract is the third largest barrier reef in the world. It stretches approximately 350 linear miles from the Dry Tortugas National Park in the Gulf of America, around the Keys, up to the St. Lucie Inlet in Martin County…