New AI model can assist with early warning for coral bleaching risk
A team of atmospheric, coral and data scientists built a six-week heat-stress prediction system for Florida reefs.
Tag: corals
Unlocking the secrets of heat-resistant corals
University of Miami researchers will investigate how corals in the Pacific withstand the effects of a warming ocean.
Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change
Ignoring the blue economy has left a blind spot in climate finance, according to a study from Scripps Oceanography.
Ten million corals are in the path of a federal dredging project in Florida
Scientists warn that a proposed expansion of Port Everglades could cause unprecedented damage to corals.
Climate summit speaker: Corals are dying at an ‘alarming rate’
FAU’s Steve Vollmer spoke at the 17th Annual Southeast Florida Climate Leadership Summit.
Florida’s natural treasures threatened by Trump plan to gut Endangered Species Act
This staggeringly broad attack on wildlife could harm Florida species such as manatees and Key deer.
Standing up for Florida means pushing back against offshore drilling everywhere
Our elected officials are right to be indignant about drilling off Florida’s coast, but shouldn’t stop there.
Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity
What happened during the extinction event tells an important story, both about the past and the future of biodiversity.
Scientists: Florida coral crisis demands genetic rescue and climate action
Elkhorn and staghorn corals native to Florida are now considered 'functionally extinct' in the wild.
As seas rise, corals can’t keep up
Coral reef growth rates in the western Atlantic have slowed, erasing coastal protection benefits they once offered.