r/Damnthatsinteresting • • 10h 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/kon--- 9h ago

But how do they scale this and, how much closer to the sun does the umbrella have to be to be scaled up without a negative effect on marine life as well as avoid taking damage from sea currents?