Florida Corals Are Dying. Can A 'Coral Gym' Help Them Survive?

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🗓️ 11 October 2023

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Coral reefs in Florida have lost an estimated 90% of their corals in the last 40 years. And this summer, a record hot marine heat wave hit Florida's coral reefs, exacerbating that problem. Scientists are still assessing the damage as water temperatures cool. And one researcher is taking coral survival a step further: Buffing up corals in a "gym" in his lab. Reporter Kate Furby went to South Florida to see the coral reefs up close and talk to the innovative scientists working to save them.

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0:24.9	Hey Shortwaveers, Regina Barber here.
0:27.1	Joining me today is reporter Kate Furby.
0:29.7	Hey Kate.
0:30.3	Hey Regina.
0:31.0	I hear we're going to talk about corals
0:32.8	getting very close up and personal.
0:35.2	Yeah, and I'm going to dive right in.
0:37.7	It was a hot summer of climate catastrophes.
0:40.8	And the ocean was no exception.
0:43.5	The Florida coral reefs have suffered
0:45.4	through a marine heat wave.
0:47.8	Wow, a marine heat wave sounds serious,
0:51.4	but also counterintuitive.
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