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Coral provides a natural barrier and i went to miami to talk to a reef restoration effort and what they are doing in the site of this unprecedented marine heat wave. take a listen. with restoration efforts going on right now, taking steps to plan for climate change, to try to make sure we restore to be suitable for a future environment and not the victims of it. we ve had a few pilot experiments out there on the reefs we ve manipulated to make corals more tolerant and this will be a test of that. this is what bleached coral looks like and it s already occurring across much of the florida keys. if the heat stress does not subside, the coral will continue to die off. that s what scientists are concerned about. remember, erica and poppy, the ocean absorbs about 90% of the excessive heat associated with ....
Climate change. without them, we could lose a natural defense system as healthy corals help protect our coastlines during hurricanes. so the efforts ongoing right now, really taking steps to plan for climate change to make sure we restore these to be suitable for future environment. reporter: this is the technical director the reef renewal usa. he works to restore coral reefs in the florida keys and are hopeful. there are reefs we just have to find them and repopulate them. reporter: after one year, already seeing results in coral surviving in slightly warmer temperatures. we ve had a few pilot experiments out there on the reefs that we ve manipulated to try to make corals more friendly. this will be an actual test of that. reporter: not ready to throw the towel in just yet, optimism amid record-breaking western patterns with no immediate signs of cooling off. ....
Future. corals are one of the most sensitive ecosystems to the effects of the climate change. without them, we could lose a natural defense system as healthy corals help protect our coastlines during hurricanes. so reef restoration efforts that are ongoing are taking stepping to plan for climate change to rye to make sure that we restore reefs to be suitable for a future environment. reporter: ken neederman is the technical director at reef renewal usa. he works to restore coral reefs and is hopeful about the future. there are corals that can live in hotter water. we have to find them and repopulate with them. reporter: after one year, dr. baker s research is hitting its initial milestones, already seeing results with coral surviving in slightly warmer temperatures. we ve had a few pilot experiments out there on the reefs that we have manipulated to try to make corals more firmly tolerant. and this will be a natural test of that. not ready to throw the towel ....
Technical director at reef renewal usa. he works to restore coral reefs in the florida keys and is hopeful about the future. there are corals that can live in hotter water. we just have to find them and try to repopulate with them. reporter: after one year, dr. baker s research is hitting its initial milestones, already seeing results with corals surviving in slightly warmer temperatures. we ve had a few pilot experiments out on the reefs that we ve manipulated to try to make corals more tolerant. reporter: not ready to throw the towel in just yet, optimism amid record breaking weather patterns with no immediate signs of cooling off. derrick van dam, cnn, miami. let s bring in dr. liv williamson from the university of miami s school of marine science. so great to see you. as we just heard and saw, ocean ....