How humans are engineering the future of coral reefs - The Verge

( November 28, 2023; The Verge )

Description: "Ensuring a future for coral reefs might mean taking some extreme measures. "

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The Verge visited the evacuated corals where they found temporary refuge on land. We spent time at a gene bank, home to a new generation of baby corals that could one day repopulate Florida’s reefs. And we learned how to map restoration efforts out in the open ocean.

It’s all part of a massive effort to safeguard a future for coral reefs on which thousands of other species and people depend. And, it turns out, the rescuers are already preparing for next summer. After all, temperatures keep rising with climate change, stressing reefs that have already suffered huge losses. That’s why conservationists have to keep pushing the envelope.