Coral reefs aren’t just home to a whole ecosystem of sea life, they also protect nearby land from wave surges – but the 2014 National Climate Assessment reports that reefs are in big trouble. Fortunately, a team of researchers in Hawaii (the state with a majority of the United State’s coral reefs) has a clever plan to save the reefs. Scientists are planning to cross-breed reefs that are better equipped to live in the warmer oceans of tomorrow.
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