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[Hoegh-Guldberg] When scientists say they're researching climate change
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Chasing Coral

When scientists saythey're researching climate change and coral reefs, it's not about...

[Hoegh-Guldberg] When scientists say
they're researching climate change and coral reefs, it's not about whether or not
climate change is happening or not

Full Transcript

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[Hoegh-Guldberg] When scientists say they're researching climate change
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and coral reefs,
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it's not about whether or not climate change is happening or not.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:40
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sustainable Films,Exposure Labs,Argent Pictures,Code Blue Foundation,EarthSense Foundation,Kendeda Fund, The

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Movie Summary

Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.
It's not about whether or not climate change is happening or not - Chasing Coral 00:05
It's not about whether or not climate change is...
It's really the uncertainty - Chasing Coral 00:08
It's really the uncertainty
When we look at ocean temperatures, there are a range of projections - Chasing Coral 00:08
When we look at ocean temperatures, there are a range of pro...
If you take the average, in about 25 years, - Chasing Coral 00:12
If you take the average, in about 25 years,
That means they'll bleach every year - Chasing Coral 00:06
That means they'll bleach every year
Coral reefs will not be able to keep up, they will not be able to adapt, - Chasing Coral 00:13
Coral reefs will not be able to keep up, they will not be ab...
That is a very gloomy statement. - Chasing Coral 00:05
That is a very gloomy statement.
[Hoegh-Guldberg] Everything on our planet is connected. - Chasing Coral 00:05
[Hoegh-Guldberg] Everything on our planet is connected.
What we're doing is pulling out the card called "coral reefs" - Chasing Coral 00:07
What we're doing is pulling out the card called "c...
And the real fear is that we'll take out enough of those cards - Chasing Coral 00:07
And the real fear is that we'll take out enough of thos...
Are we gonna have the courage to save the next ecosystem down the line? - Chasing Coral 00:06
Are we gonna have the courage to save the next ecosystem dow...
Or can we just sort of live in the ashes of all of that? - Chasing Coral 00:05
Or can we just sort of live in the ashes of all of that?
[Rago] We're actually just going to Charlie Veron's house. - Chasing Coral 00:05
[Rago] We're actually just going to Charlie Veron'...
Used to literally sit behind a desk for hours a day - Chasing Coral 00:09
Used to literally sit behind a desk for hours a day
He was the information that I used on a daily basis - Chasing Coral 00:08
He was the information that I used on a daily basis
And now, I'm about to go sit in his living room and interview him. - Chasing Coral 00:06
And now, I'm about to go sit in his living room and int...
While I was in college studying evolutionary biology, - Chasing Coral 00:06
While I was in college studying evolutionary biology,
And so, for five years, I grew coral, - Chasing Coral 00:10
And so, for five years, I grew coral,
So, I was very nervous about it-- Coming here, so-- - Chasing Coral 00:07
So, I was very nervous about it-- Coming here, so--
No, not at all, but-- - Chasing Coral 00:09
No, not at all, but--