Can Lab Grown 'Super' Coral Rescue Our Rapidly Dwindling Reefs?

Sarah Benton Feitlinger
Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:13:11 -0800

Rising water temperatures and the increasing levels of carbon dioxide in our oceans are killing our beautiful coral reefs at an unprecedented rate. Add the current El Nino weather pattern that is expected to prevail through winter and spring 2016 to the mix, and things look even worse. Scientists estimate that the 1988 El Nino destroyed almost 16% of the world's coral reefs and believe things could get even worse this time around.