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A colony of the soft coral known as "bent sea rod", stands bleached on a reef off of Islamorada, Florida. Image courtesy Kelsey Roberts/USGS. 2014. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

A colony of the soft coral known as "bent sea rod", stands bleached on a reef off of Islamorada, Florida. Image courtesy Kelsey Roberts/USGS. 2014. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).