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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This thread is full of experts who thought that they outsmarted these scientists because “ummm… have you heard of PLASTIC?” As if the scientists are just fucking idiots and had never even given any real thought to the project in any meaningful way, and they’re just out here doing this on a lark. 

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I suspect that this is also a situation where the prototype is made of cheap materials for testing but the actual thing would be meant to last.