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Coral provides a natural barrier and i went to miami to talk to a reef restoration effort and what they are doing in the site of this unprecedented marine heat wave. take a listen. >> with restoration efforts going on right now, taking steps to plan for climate change, to try to make sure we restore to be suitable for a future environment and not the victims of it. we've had a few pilot experiments out there on the reefs we've manipulated to make corals more tolerant and this will be a test of that. >> this is what bleached coral looks like and it's already occurring across much of the florida...

Technical director at reef renewal usa. he works to restore coral reefs in the florida keys and is hopeful about the future. >> there are corals that can live in hotter water. we just have to find them and try to repopulate with them. >> reporter: after one year, dr. baker's research is hitting its initial milestones, already seeing results with corals surviving in slightly warmer temperatures. >> we've had a few pilot experiments out on the reefs that we've manipulated to try to make corals more tolerant. >> reporter: not ready to throw the towel in just yet, optimism amid record breaking wea...