Hope all Florida key corals will stay safe!

Reefs have been dealing with hurricanes longer than we have. Probably way safer to be underwater than up on land during a hurricane. :P
 
Reefs have been dealing with hurricanes longer than we have. Probably way safer to be underwater than up on land during a hurricane. :P
Reefs can handle hurricanes much better than everything we do to them.

Yes but unfortunately there may be synergistic interactions (ie human and hurricane impacts are not independent).
From NOAA:
"Coral reefs have experienced these effects of hurricanes and survived for millions of years; however, in light of the rapidly changing climate, the ability of
corals to recover from severe storms, while facing the combined effects of increasing thermal stress and ocean acidification, could be extinguished."
 
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