Interesting Article - Floating Sun Shield Could Protect Great Barrier Reef

[ronl]

Saw this article today and thought I’d share.

 

https://m.phys.org/news/2018-03-ultra-thin-sun-shield-great-barrier.html

[Matt LeBaron]

It's interesting but it I don't see how it would be practical in open water. Seems to me that there are hundreds of different ways that it would be damaged fairly quickly over time. The science of it is impressive though.