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For now, the reef is thriving – how long it lasts depends on us.
Proof of Concept is a video series profiling the science and scientists behind some of the environment’s most unexpected research. To see a written version of this story, visit our website:
grist.org/video/coral-oil-flower-garden-banks-reef-climate-science
Video by Jesse Nichols
Senior Producer: Daniel Penner
Deputy Editor: Teresa Chin
Executive Editor: Kat Bagley
Illustrator: Estelle Caswell
Sources:
Michelle Johnston
Kristine DeLong
Amy Wagner
Kelly Drinnen
DeLong 2023
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20530196221147616
Anthropocene Curriculum
anthropocene-curriculum.org/the-geological-anthropocene/site/west-flower-garden-bank-reef
UNEP 2020
unep.org/interactives/status-world-coral-reefs
Flower Garden Banks Climate Vulnerability Assesment
nmssanctuaries.blob.core.windows.net/sanctuaries-prod/media/docs/20231201-fgnms-cva-final-report.pdf
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
flowergarden.noaa.gov
For now, the reef is thriving – how long it lasts depends on us.
Proof of Concept is a video series profiling the science and scientists behind some of the environment’s most unexpected research. To see a written version of this story, visit our website:
grist.org/video/coral-oil-flower-garden-banks-reef-climate-science
Video by Jesse Nichols
Senior Producer: Daniel Penner
Deputy Editor: Teresa Chin
Executive Editor: Kat Bagley
Illustrator: Estelle Caswell
Sources:
Michelle Johnston
Kristine DeLong
Amy Wagner
Kelly Drinnen
DeLong 2023
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20530196221147616
Anthropocene Curriculum
anthropocene-curriculum.org/the-geological-anthropocene/site/west-flower-garden-bank-reef
UNEP 2020
unep.org/interactives/status-world-coral-reefs
Flower Garden Banks Climate Vulnerability Assesment
nmssanctuaries.blob.core.windows.net/sanctuaries-prod/media/docs/20231201-fgnms-cva-final-report.pdf
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
flowergarden.noaa.gov
