As Global Warming Threatens Corals, Scientists Search for Reefs that Can Take the Heat

As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat

Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs.

Amid record bleaching, scientists find reefs acting as if there was no heat wave at all

Some coral reefs are turning ghostly white as marine heat waves sweep across the tropics.  But scientists in the Marshall Islands have identified a few rare reefs that appear to be holding on, Inside Climate News reported. In Majuro lagoon, researchers are now racing to understand why. What's happening? Corals lose both their color and a key source of nourishment when unusually warm water forces them to expel the algae living inside them. Scient…