Sheril KirshenbaumJul 31, 2023

The extreme heat has devastated corals. As a former marine scientist, this is a truly heartbreaking read:

“The coral didn’t even have a chance to bleach, it just died. It just felt like, ‘Oh my God, we’re in the apocalypse.’ What’s happening?”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/climate/coral-reefs-heat-florida-ocean-temperatures.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

“Demand #climate action right now. Not in a year, not tomorrow, right now. Actually yesterday.”

Florida’s Record-Breaking Sea Temperatures Are Forcing Coral to Move Ashore

Teams dedicated to ocean restoration are urgently moving samples to tanks on land as a marine heat wave devastates entire reefs.

The New York Times
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@Sheril I am crushed, only two weeks ago scientists were sounding the alarm for this, one said she was 'sweating under water': that's how warm the water was. And still people don't get it, like Rishi Sunak, who allows renewed oil drilling in the North Sea. It is all so bad.
Aug 1, 2023 at 12:15amWeb