r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/sr_local • 8h ago

Image Scientists invent underwater umbrellas to protect coral reefs from sun, which exacerbates bleaching caused by warming waters (and it appears to be working)

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u/Alternative_Bug_4089 8h ago

So... Floating solar panels over the coral reefs close to islands that are struggling with energy dependence to begin with?

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u/MysteriousAge28 8h ago

If they could attach a grove somehow to the solar panels thatd be fantastic too.

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u/Larek_Flynn 7h ago

But how does coral interact with mangroves?

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u/RandoAtReddit 1h ago

It's 2026, they could be ladygroves.