How Cloud Brightening Protects Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Scientists are making clouds brighter to protect the Great Barrier Reef — watch how.

Scientists are making clouds brighter to protect the Great Barrier Reef. This technique, known as cloud brightening, is being used across a section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef to protect vulnerable corals from bleaching due to climate change and the warming of the ocean. A turbine is used to spray microscopic particles of sea water into the air to thicken existing clouds and reduce sunlight over the coral reef ecosystem. According to project leader Dr. Daniel Harrison, the water droplets evaporate, leaving tiny salt crystals which travel into the Atmosphere allowing water vapor to condense and form clouds. This is the project's second trial, as researchers gather data on when corals are most at risk. Researchers believe that the benefits of cloud brightening can lessen over time unless climate change slows down.

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I love how a few years ago anyone who said "theyre changing the weather" was a nut

[jacobroa]

Watching this makes me think if the clouds in the air real or if anything in this world is real but idk it’s just how I feel don’t come at me

[djw]

They said you can’t change the weather….
They called you a nutcase/ conspiracy theorist….

[Biogasifier]

Humans putting there hands where they do not belong. Regardless of what humans may or may have not done to the climate.

[BeansGummy]

This is such an underrated channel. Thank you for what you do 💚

[AussieSusan]

Awesome .. it’s real .. they cannot deny they are interfering with nature in so many ways .. 2:26

[bidenhasdementia]

I don't like this at all. When we can keep trash and plastic off our streets and river systems clean then I'll trust the experts and scientists on the big issues.
The risks are too high when it comes to atmospheric alterations.

[edgonsorowski]

Those diesel buring engines on that boat are great for the enviroment- buy hey, as long as it makes you feel good...

[RoseluckSerendipity-xh]

"Weather modification is a conspiracy theory, you nut"
"Well... it might not be a conspiracy but it is bad, you nut"
"Here is why it is real and a good thing actually."

[nikkiflorio]

In the evenings those clouds lock heat in and exacerbate regional warming.

[jimspencer]

Will it create more worse storms but it is good to see someone trying somthing

[jonathanedwardgibson]

Now, can we scale up? This is in reach for most of world to do and I can see city’s and communities raising money and sponsoring ships.

[slob]

Its a snow machine. Why does the boat only have 1? You could put 50 snow machines on a boat that size.

[nunya]

Hmmm. I swear I heard conspiracy theorist tasking about this one.

[notyou]

That's funny!
Corals have recovered amazingly well the last few years all on their own...

[ByronicLuke]

Something tells me signing many pieces of paper and taking money from the average person will solve climate change…but not change the climate in anyway.

[aaronsamaniego]

Using machines to fix messes made by machines. Life is the truest form of coemdy.

[spearhead]

Are you guys by chance using Sullair Air Compressors? I'm curious because I'm a Test Engineer at Sullair in the U.S. and that would be so cool! Would they be 2 OFD1550's by chance, I believe that's Sullair green.

[stokesseegers]

These people really need to take the tinfoil hats off.

[MississippiDan]

Stop messing with our climate! Seriously...