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Climate change is hurting coral worldwide. But these reefs off the Texas coast are thriving
LA TimesSheltered in a deep, cool habitat far from shore, the reefs in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico boast a stunning amount of coral coverage. Sheltered in a deep, cool habitat far from shore, the reefs in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary boast a stunning amount of coral coverage. “Because coral reefs are declining all over the globe, when we find ones that are healthy, we want to keep them that way,” said Kelly Drinnen, education and outreach specialist for the Flower Garden Banks. The Flower Garden Banks weren’t damaged by the massive oil spill that followed the deadly 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, but other reefs in the Gulf were.
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