Giving Coral Reefs A Fighting Chance With Marine Cloud Brightening 

The Great Barrier Reef, which consists of 2,900 individual reefs stretching for over 2,300 kilometres off the East Coast of Australia, is under threat from the planet’s rising temperature. A group of scientists from Southern Cross University are leading the world’s first Marine Cloud Brightening experiments, hoping to protect the reef ecosystem from severe marine heat and preserve one of Australia’s most beautiful natural wonders.  

Led by Associate Professor Daniel Harrison and his team at the National Marine Science Centre, the program uses an end-to-end research approach to deliver six consecutive field experiments assessing the feasibility, effectiveness, and risks of this emerging climate intervention.