APOLLO BEACH — Deep in the throes of the most severe coral bleaching event in Florida’s history, Keri O’Neil, a coral scientist by trade, was in need of some hope. It was two weeks since her team joined the scramble to rescue corals from superheated ocean waters off the Florida Keys. The whirlwind few days of travel left O’Neil and many scientists feeling deflated, and hope was hard to come .
the vessel and the policy it is the flagship for are no longer empty. danjohnson, bbc news, portland. severe thunderstorms have impacted large parts of the us east coast. here s the weather front as it passed over the white house, government offices in the capitol also closed early. the national weather service issued a tornado watch for areas from alabama to new york, covering almost 30 million people. there s also been more extreme heat across the us, it s being felt on land, but also in the ocean. scientists are racing to save coral species from destruction. here s manuel bojorquez from our news partner cbs. scientists with the national administration took us to a spot of island morata. this is a resilient reef? it has been.
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