With global warming events causing parts of the ocean to heat up, coral reef bleaching has made headlines since the early 2000’s.
SAN DIEGO — We hear a lot of stories about the environment that may seem like a lot of negativities or like we’re doomed.
That’s why as soon as I saw what researchers had discovered about our coral reef, I jumped at the chance to look into this for you and hopefully bring you something positive to provide hope.
“We bring images back to the lab and digitize them,” said Adi Khan. She is a PhD candidate working at Jennifer Smith’s lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
She has gone through 1,500 Images and outlined the different species of coral, and she matches colors with the species. Her data collection turns into its own work of art. But what she does is far beyond magic with photoshop.
Khan’s work is helping researchers track progress and positivity. Signs of life and growth can …
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