Pieces of stag horn coral are shown growing in Nova Southeastern University's offshore coral reef nursery in about 22 feet of water, Sept. 27, 2012, near Fort Lauderdale, Fla. As temperatures rise, coral in the waters around southeast Florida have never before reached the level of severe bleaching and likely death that is currently happening, federal scientists said Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
