Climate change is having an affect on everything. Steve Palumbi is a scientist at Stanford who led research about corals affected by climate change, actually finding out that some "can quickly switch on or off certain genes in order to survive in warmer-than-average waters". The reason they have to adjust to the new water temperatures is because of climate change. For example, even 86 degree water, while seemingly normal to the human senses, is deadly for coral. So how are they coping with warmer climates every day. So how do they cope? According to Palumbi, "corals, like people, have adaptive genes that can be turned on or off when external conditions change", which is good because corals are essential to fisheries, aquaculture and storm protection, These apparent adaptive qualities found in these corals will help them survive for at least a few more years than they were predicted, according to the harsh effects of climate change.
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