Scientists get early look at hurricane damage to Caribbean coral reefs

Coral reefs off St. John, part of the US Virgin Islands, suffered severe injury during the storms, say the scientists who traveled there in late November to assess the damage — the first step in understanding the reefs’ recovery.

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