The coral was initially classified as a member of the broad Xeniidae family before it was finally categorized in 2021 as Unomia stolonifera © Yuri CORTEZ / AFP
By Maria Alejandra Cardona MIAMI/KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - Rising temperatures in Florida's waters due to climate change have sparked an extreme stressor for coral reefs causing bleaching, which has scientists concerned. "In the last year, it's been really depressing because we've seen a lot of changes, and we've been monitoring sites from Miami for five years now, and we're starting to see changes in those sites," said Michael Studivan, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coral Health and Monitoring Program. Just within the last week, as the U.S. South s...
