New technologies can help preserve coral reefs
(WorldNews Environment)

A research diver investigates a single coral colony at Rib Reef on the Great Barrier Reef. Credit: Christopher Brunner A collective of scientists and reef managers says new technological interventions are needed to save coral reefs under climate change. Interventions include helping the establishment and growth of corals that are more likely to survive warmer waters on the Great Barrier Reef. Climate change has now gathered such momentum that even if global warming was limited to 1.5C, the Reef will continue to be damaged from coral bleaching. Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) Research Scientist Dr Ken Anthony says reef corals and the thousands of species they provide habitat for...