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Many of the Caribbean’s most important reefs are going unprotected

  • Written by Sara M. Melo Merino, Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine Science, Smithsonian Institution
imageA researcher checks on corals in Banco Chinchorro, off Quintana Roo, Mexico.Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Living by the sea in the tropics means being exposed to some of nature’s most powerful forces. Hurricanes can bring storm surges, flooding and destructive waves that threaten homes, infrastructure and livelihoods.

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