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Underwater umbrellas deployed to shade Florida coral reefs
Original: These underwater umbrellas can shade coral reefs to protect them from bleaching https://www.fastcompany.com/91616168/und
Engineers are testing underwater umbrellas that shade coral reefs in the Florida Keys, shielding corals from intense sunlight that drives bleaching during marine heatwaves. The novel approach aims to buy time for reefs already stressed by warming oceans, and the idea is drawing attention as an inventive, low-tech intervention in reef conservation.
Why now: Marine heatwaves have made coral bleaching urgent, and this unusual shading technology offers a fresh potential solution.
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- These underwater umbrellas can shade coral reefs to protect them from bleaching https://www.fastcompany.com/91616168/undersea-umbrellas-protect-florida-keys-coral-reefs-bleaching # Environment # Innovation # Science · fast_company@robot.villas · 2
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