Rashaed Esson
Staff Writer
Warming waters is not the only problem for coral reefs as an extremely severe disease called Stony Coral Tissue Disease, as reported by earth.com, is now a major threat. In fact, its being described as the leading threat to their survival, the report says. It was first discovered near Miami in 2014 and has since then affected corals in 18 countries and Territories in the Caribbean region, reducing coral cover by 30 to 60 percent, leaving some coral species at risk of extinction.
