A Bright Spot for Coral Reefs

World wide, coral reefs are dying off at an alarming rate but researchers at Stanford University have found a population of coral that are thriving in high ocean temperatures that would normally kill them.

World wide, many coral reefs are dying as a result of increased sea temperatures and coral bleaching. But Stanford University professor of Marine Science, Steve Palumbi, tells host Steve Curwood that some populations of coral in the American Samoa are thriving in high ocean temperatures. These heat-adapted corals might provide hope that corals can adapt to a rapidly heating ocean.