Belize project seeks out heat-resilient corals to protect its reefs

Belize project seeks out heat-resilient corals to protect its reefs

HOPKINS, Belize - Heaters, pumps and computerized meters rigged to an everyday picnic icebox may seem like a high school science project. But this heat stress tank may hold the key to finding the most heat-resilient corals in Belize's waters. As climate change and other human-caused stressors continue to push these rainforests of the sea closer toward collapse, finding and protecting coral with the highest chance of surviving in the world to com…