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Triple-digit water temperatures around Florida threatening coral reefs

Water temperatures around the southern Florida coast are reaching hot tub levels, with a buoy at Manatee Bay hitting 101 degrees earlier this week. That heat is bad news for coral reefs around the area. For more on the issue, CBS News talks to Cynthia Lewis, a biologist at the University of South Florida and director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography’s Keys Marine Laboratory. Source

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