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Scientists invent underwater umbrellas to protect coral reefs

19 points • by giuliomagnifico • yesterday at 9:57 AM • 8 comments • view on HN

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles...


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hackingonempty • yesterday at 7:09 PM

Unfortunately stony corals also face a grave threat from ocean acidification due to rising CO2 in the atmosphere. They need alkalinity to make their skeletons.

Aboutplants • today at 1:09 PM

Nothing that could potentially scale without unintended consequences. Next

frunklooper • today at 12:20 PM

It’s all the ships from China spewing carbon into the ocean

AirPath • today at 12:39 PM

Yea

refactor_master • today at 12:48 PM

So how do you install 250k km2 of underwater umbrellas, and who stands to get filthy rich from this?

x______________ • yesterday at 10:09 AM

Stopping direct sunlight exposure to help stop coral bleaching is an awesome idea.

Have to nitpick though, umbrellas protect you from falling water, parasols block light.

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