Devastation May Have Struck Beneath Oʻahu's Waters, Too Coral reefs already face a litany of threats. Experts say storm runoff from the recent Kona lows will only make matters worse.

Last week’s powerful Kona low storms, which caused catastrophic flooding on land, might also have devastated much of Hawaiʻi’s nearshore corals and reef fish, smothering them in tons of mud laced with pesticides and other toxic runoff, marine experts and conservation groups say.
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Hawaii’s Reefs Are Dying—And Sea Urchins Are Making It Worse Sea Urchin Explosion in Hawaii Could Push Coral Reefs Past the Point of No Return, Scientists Warn Beneath the turquoise

Hawaii’s Coral Reefs Are Dying as Sea Urchin Populations Explode

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