Red Sea Super Corals (102 images)
Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibits remarkable resistance and seems immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 09: Beautifully formed...
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 09: Spectacular coral structure of Acropora [Top] and Platygyra at Eilat Coral Beach Nature Reserve on July 9, 2022, in Eilat, Israel. Coral reefs are complete ecosystems, and although the coral reef in Eilat is capable of withstanding climate change, it is also under threat from anthropogenic factors - large-scale development, waste run-offs into the sea and light pollution. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I0000P7I7.gruOvc/t/200/I0000P7I7.gruOvc.jpg)
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 11: Coral larvae net traps...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 11: Ayala Porat, a PhD...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 11: A coral watch health...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 11: Alex Chequer, research...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Sunrise over the Gulf...
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Gil Lapid [L], a PhD student at IUI and Kerem Citak [R], an academic intern at IUI, prepare for an early morning dive to collect larvae traps set the evening before at The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Collected coral larvae are used in experiments assessing the environment's impact on development and survival in juvenile life phases. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I0000SjbyciUvsOY/t/200/I0000SjbyciUvsOY.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Gil Lapid [Front], PhD student at IUI and Kerem Citak [R], an academic intern at IUI, receive instructions from Dr Jessica Bellworthy [L], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, the University of Haifa ahead of an early morning dive to collect larvae traps set the evening before at the beach outside The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Collected coral larvae are used in experiments assessing the environment's impact on development and survival in juvenile life phases. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I0000F8XMeWK1UkU/t/200/I0000F8XMeWK1UkU.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Dr Jessica Bellworthy [R], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, the University of Haifa, assisted by Tamar Shifroni [L], a marine science student at the University of Haifa, receive larvea traps collected by divers Gil Lapid, PhD student at IUI and Kerem Citak, an academic intern at IUI, at the beach outside of The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Collected coral larvae are used in experiments assessing the environment's impact on development and survival in juvenile life phases. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I00001Awk9JFH7Dc/t/200/I00001Awk9JFH7Dc.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Dr Jessica Bellworthy [R], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, the University of Haifa, assisted by Tamar Shifroni [L], a marine science student at the University of Haifa, receive larvea traps collected by divers Gil Lapid, PhD student at IUI and Kerem Citak, an academic intern at IUI, at the beach outside of The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Collected coral larvae are used in experiments assessing the environment's impact on development and survival in juvenile life phases. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I0000q0Q8jk6akT8/t/200/I0000q0Q8jk6akT8.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Dr Jessica Bellworthy [R], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, the University of Haifa, assisted by Tamar Shifroni [L], a marine science student at the University of Haifa, receive larvea traps collected by divers Gil Lapid, PhD student at IUI and Kerem Citak, an academic intern at IUI, at the beach outside of The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Collected coral larvae are used in experiments assessing the environment's impact on development and survival in juvenile life phases. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I00002qF62aSYnwI/t/200/I00002qF62aSYnwI.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Dr Jessica Bellworthy [R], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa and Tamar Shifroni [L], a marine science student at the University of Haifa, look through larvae coral samples at a water table at The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Collected coral larvae are used in experiments assessing the environment's impact on development and survival in juvenile life phases. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I0000GYJJOEv1udM/t/200/I0000GYJJOEv1udM.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Dr Jessica Bellworthy [R], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, looks at a larvea coral sample at a water table at The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Collected coral larvae are used in experiments assessing the environment's impact on development and survival in juvenile life phases. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I0000PKeVP42UI6U/t/200/I0000PKeVP42UI6U.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Hagai Nativ, a marine biologist at the University of Haifa assisted by Dr Jessica Bellworthy [R], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, at 45 metres depth, takes a detailed photograph of corals on the sea bed using an underwater camera mounted to a quadrant. During a week of research diving led by Dr Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, the Director of Research at the Central Caribbean Marine Institute and Prof Tali Mass from the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, a team of divers took over 400 measurements between 5 and 45 m deep as part of their mission to understand coral adaptation to the depth gradient at The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I00002n.e.heGXAI/t/200/I00002n.e.heGXAI.jpg)
EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Hagai Nativ, a marine...
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Hagai Nativ, a marine biologist at the University of Haifa assisted by Dr Jessica Bellworthy [R], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, at 45 metres depth, takes a detailed photograph of corals on the sea bed using an underwater camera mounted to a quadrant. During a week of research diving led by Dr Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, the Director of Research at the Central Caribbean Marine Institute and Prof Tali Mass from the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, a team of divers took over 400 measurements between 5 and 45 m deep as part of their mission to understand coral adaptation to the depth gradient at The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I0000H_q2.8.P0Jg/t/200/I0000H_q2.8.P0Jg.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Dr Jessica Bellworthy [Front], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, looks at divers Gil Lapid, PhD student at IUI and Kerem Citak, an academic intern at IUI, ahead of an early morning dive to collect larvae traps set the evening before at the beach outside The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Collected coral larvae are used in experiments assessing the environment's impact on development and survival in juvenile life phases. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Ulrika Larsson/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I00009jVLxL1ibsk/t/200/I00009jVLxL1ibsk.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Dr Jessica Bellworthy [Back], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, the University of Haifa, assisted by Tamar Shifroni [Front], a marine science student at the University of Haifa, carry containers with coral larvae at the beach outside of The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Collected coral larvae are used in experiments assessing the environment's impact on development and survival in juvenile life phases. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Ulrika Larsson/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I0000rEB8OmWCzcw/t/200/I0000rEB8OmWCzcw.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 12: Dr Jessica Bellworthy [L], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa and Tamar Shifroni [R], a marine science student at the University of Haifa, look through larvae coral samples at a water table at The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Collected coral larvae are used in experiments assessing the environment's impact on development and survival in juvenile life phases. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Ulrika Larsson/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I0000S.nR8LKl_zQ/t/200/I0000S.nR8LKl_zQ.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 13: Hagai Nativ [L], a marine biologist at the University of Haifa and Dr Jessica Bellworthy [R], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, walk on a beach after a deep decompression dive as part of a week of research diving led by Dr Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, the Director of Research at the Central Caribbean Marine Institute and Prof Tali Mass from the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, investigating corals adaptation to the depth gradient at The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I0000RQfI1LmgYnA/t/200/I0000RQfI1LmgYnA.jpg)
EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 13: Hagai Nativ [L], a...
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 13: Prof Tali Mass [L] from the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa and Dr Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley [R], the Director of Research at the Central Caribbean Marine Institute, visibly relieved after testing the FIRe (Fluorescence Induction and Relaxation) instrument waterproof seal after a minor flooding incident during an earlier aborted dive at The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. FIRe is the latest in bio-optical technology, measuring variable chlorophyll fluorescence in photosynthetic organisms, in this instance of corals during a week of research diving led by Dr Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, the Director of Research at the Central Caribbean Marine Institute and Prof Tali Mass from the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, investigating corals adaptation to the depth gradient at The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. There are only three underwater instruments like that in the world. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I0000CnLqd12qXpw/t/200/I0000CnLqd12qXpw.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 14: Dr Jessica Bellworthy [L], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa and Gal Eviatar, PhD student at IUI, walk out of the water after a 40 metres dive, collecting experiment samples aiming to assess the impact that environment can have upon development and survival of different coral species in juvenile life phases at The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Ulrika Larsson/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I0000amlx.WsziRA/t/200/I0000amlx.WsziRA.jpg)
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![EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 14: Dr Jessica Bellworthy [L], Postdoctoral Researcher at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa and Gal Eviatar, PhD student at IUI, move samples into a box collected at 40 metres depth, for an experiment aiming to assess the impact that environment can have upon development and survival of different coral species in juvenile life phases at The Interuniversity Institute (IUI) for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel. Despite sea temperatures rising faster in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba than the global average rate, the coral reef of the northernmost point of the Red Sea exhibit remarkable resilience and seem immune to the effects of global warming. Scientists are trying to understand the biological capacity of these corals to live at higher temperatures, hoping this knowledge could help reefs elsewhere in the world. The scientific community estimates that over 90% of reefs will die by 2050 due to climate change and direct human impact. The Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba corals might be one of the last remaining complete ecosystems by 2100. However, there's a glimmer of hope that this surviving coral reef could be used as a blueprint for an entirely new climate-resilient ecosystem. (Photo by Ulrika Larsson/Getty Images).](https://www.lw-archives.com/img-get/I00005.r3sPKaV4o/t/200/I00005.r3sPKaV4o.jpg)
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 17: North beach seafront...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 17: North beach seafront...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 17: North beach seafront...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Sunrise, looking...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Sunrise over the Gulf...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Sunrise, looking...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Sunrise over the Gulf...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Coral sample prepared...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Chen Azulay, a PhD...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Chen Azulay, a PhD...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Chen Azulay, a PhD...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 14: Chen Azulay, a PhD...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Pre-dawn light,...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Pre-dawn light,...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Sunrise over the Gulf...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Chen Azulay, a PhD...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 18: Swimmers, snorkelers...
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EILAT, ISRAEL - JULY 16: Large coral reef...