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    "title": "Coral bleaching data from Bleachwatch in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 2022-06-01 to 2022-10-26 (NCEI Accession 0276272)",
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    "modified": "2024-08-06T09:45:11.148Z",
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        "EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Air Temperature",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals",
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        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases > Bleaching",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature",
        "EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED",
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