Florida Keys heat wave reveals nearly fourfold death risk for diseased coral

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A University of Georgia study reports that heat combined with disease is associated with nearly four times the death risk for diseased coral during a Florida Keys heat wave. The findings highlight the compounded threat that marine heat stress and disease pose to coral reefs.

Disease and heat pose a deadly combination for coral reefs, according to a new University of Georgia study published in the journal Coral Reefs.