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News Release 16-125
Like hurricanes, unseasonable cold spells wipe out subtropical species
Extreme climate events leave areas vulnerable
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Photo gallery: Scientists are finding that extreme weather events such as unseasonable cold snaps can affect vulnerable regions like the subtropics in Florida.
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Mangroves at sunset in Florida's Shark River, before the unseasonable cold spell.
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Red mangrove trees in creeks along the Shark River. Wading birds foraged on dying fish.
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Non-native Mayan cichlid fish suffered major declines as a result of the extreme cold snap.
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Florida's Tarpon Bay in the light of winter.
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The freeze killed the tops of red mangrove trees along the Shark River shoreline.
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A fish kill in Whitewater Bay, Florida, a few days after the extreme cold settled in.
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