Florida Current stalls during record tidal flooding

Florida Current stalls during record tidal flooding

The unprecedented stalling of the Florida Current in recent days coincided with record high King Tides across Florida as well as California. The tides were described by life-long local residents as 6 inches or more above the highest levels ever observed (except during...
Florida Current stalls during record tidal flooding

The Day The Florida Current Stalled: October 27 2026

October 27, 2026 The Day the Florida Current stalled: October 27 2026 Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD President, Global Coral Reef Alliance October 27 2026 14:00 EST Today the Florida Current, the part of the Gulf Stream running most strongly south to north through the New...

The last pristine and healthy Caribbean coral reefs?

The last pristine and healthy Caribbean coral reefs? The deadly heat waves of 2023 and 2024 killed almost all Caribbean Acropora corals (elkhorn and staghorn), wiping out years of coral “restoration” projects, and making Florida reefs “functionally...

BIKINI: BLASTED AND FORGOTTEN FOR 80 YEARS

July 1, 2026 BIKINI: BLASTED AND FORGOTTEN FOR 80 YEARS Thomas J. F. Goreau, PhD President, Global Coral Reef Alliance  The first Bikini nuclear bomb test on July 1 1946, 80 years ago, marks the start of the nuclear arms race that threatens humanity more than ever...