{"id":345582,"date":"2021-09-28T20:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T17:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/little-fluffy-clouds-may-help-save-australias-great-barrier-reef\/"},"modified":"2021-09-28T20:47:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T17:47:00","slug":"little-fluffy-clouds-may-help-save-australias-great-barrier-reef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/little-fluffy-clouds-may-help-save-australias-great-barrier-reef\/","title":{"rendered":"#Little fluffy clouds may help save Australia&#8217;s Great Barrier Reef"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Little fluffy clouds may help save Australia&#8217;s Great Barrier Reef<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>SYDNEY, Sept 28 \u2013 To slow the speed at which high temperatures and warm waters bleach the corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists are spraying droplets of ocean water into the sky to form clouds to protect the environmental treasure.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers working on the so-called Cloud Brightening project said they use a turbine to spray microscopic sea particles to thicken existing clouds and reduce sunlight on the world\u2019s largest coral reef ecosystem located off Australia\u2019s northeast coast.<\/p>\n<p>The water droplets evaporate leaving only tiny salt crystals which float up into the atmosphere allowing water vapour to condense around them, forming clouds, said Daniel Harrison, a senior lecturer at Southern Cross University, who runs the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we do it over an extended period of time for a few weeks to a couple of months when the corals are experiencing a marine heatwave we can actually start to lower the water temperature over the Reef,\u201d said Harrison.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/2021-09-28T010116Z_1442520417_RC2DYP9JADF0_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-CLOUD-BRIGHTENING-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Plume\u00a0from\u00a0sprayer\u00a0jets\u00a0on a\u00a0vessel\u00a0is\u00a0seen\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0field\u00a0trial\u00a0at\u00a0Broadhurst\u00a0Reef\u00a0on the Great Barrier\u00a0Reef, Queensland, Australia in March 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-19621374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/2021-09-28T010116Z_1442520417_RC2DYP9JADF0_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-CLOUD-BRIGHTENING-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/2021-09-28T010116Z_1442520417_RC2DYP9JADF0_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-CLOUD-BRIGHTENING-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/2021-09-28T010116Z_1442520417_RC2DYP9JADF0_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-CLOUD-BRIGHTENING-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Plume\u00a0from\u00a0sprayer\u00a0jets\u00a0on a\u00a0vessel\u00a0is\u00a0seen\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0field\u00a0trial\u00a0at\u00a0Broadhurst\u00a0Reef\u00a0on the Great Barrier\u00a0Reef, Queensland, Australia in March 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brendan Kelaher\/Southern Cross University \/Handout via Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The project had its second trial in March, the end of the Southern Hemisphere summer when the Reef off Australia\u2019s northeast is at its hottest, gathering valuable data on the atmosphere when corals are at most risk of bleaching.<\/p>\n<p>A combination of light and warm water causes coral bleaching. By cutting light over the reef by 6 percent in summer, \u201cbleaching stress\u201d would be cut by 50 percent to 60 percent on the undersea ecosystem, Harrison said.<\/p>\n<p>But the benefits of cloud brightening would lessen over time unless other measures slowed the march of climate change.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/2021-09-28T010112Z_9661626_RC2DYP9DGPF4_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-CLOUD-BRIGHTENING-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A general view of Broadhurst Reef and a research vessel during the second field trial at Broadhurst Reef on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia in March 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-19621414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/2021-09-28T010112Z_9661626_RC2DYP9DGPF4_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-CLOUD-BRIGHTENING-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/2021-09-28T010112Z_9661626_RC2DYP9DGPF4_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-CLOUD-BRIGHTENING-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/2021-09-28T010112Z_9661626_RC2DYP9DGPF4_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-CLOUD-BRIGHTENING-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> view of Broadhurst Reef and a research vessel during the second field trial at Broadhurst Reef on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia in March 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brendan Kelaher\/Handout via Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf we do have really strong action on climate change then the modeling shows that the cloud brightening is enough to stop the reef declining and to actually see it through this period while we reduce our carbon emissions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>One of Australia\u2019s best-known natural attractions, the Reef came close to being listed as an endangered World Heritage Site by the United Nations, although it avoided the designation following lobbying by Australia.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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