We just installed a new ReefCAM in our most bountiful garden in Tiaia and you can watch it’s footage in real-time through the livestream on our YouTube channel. This special workstation will be used by our CG Labs to study the coral ecosystem, utilizing our AI research camera.

- mass bleaching events are increasing in frequency and intensity since 1986 - 31% of the southern “refugia” reefs have been exposed to >4DHW for the first time in over three decades - high (4-8 DHW) and severe (8-12 DHW) exposure categories are becoming commonplace (2/n)

And here are the global sea surface temperature anomalies without 2023 highlighted.

Australia's spectacular Great Barrier Reef is experiencing the most widespread bleaching on record, with 73 percent of surveyed reefs damaged apple.news/A9VH9ap6ETiqV1…

Nature research paper: Biogeographic response of marine plankton to Cenozoic environmental changes go.nature.com/3xJsvM8

Super happy and proud of our team! Go M&Ms!!! Coral probiotics and marinemicrobiomeslab.kaust.edu.sa/rsrc-coral-pro… awarded in Geneva. KAUST KAUST Research AEON Collective

The unimaginable is happening. After an atypical 2023 high for the average global ocean temperature, 2024 came all in. The curve is scary, no IPCC model had predicted the 2023 leap. And this year is even worse! We need a victimless dusty volcanic eruption, urgently.

Happy #EarthDay! Join us today at 9pm KSA time for 'Beneath the Surface: The Fight for Corals' and learn about the unique resilience of Red Sea corals and their potential contribution to global coral health. Find out where to watch: ms.spr.ly/6016Y1OZu

#KAUST Prof. Raquel Peixoto has been named the 2024 National Champion for KSA by Frontiers for her research on probiotics to fortify #coral reefs against climate change & meet United Nations #SDGs. She will compete for the title of international champion in June! #EarthDay

The red velvet worm [🎞️ wildernesswildlifes]

Calling all passionate Postdoctoral Researchers for a fully funded 3-yr postdoctoral fellowship under the guidance of Prof Raquel Peixoto Raquel Peixoto !          #KAUSTGlobalFellowshipProgram. Please read more at: marinemicrobiomeslab.kaust.edu.sa/news/detail/20…

🌊 Job alert! Assistant Professor in Marine Biogeochemistry at KAUST Join us at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)!! nature.com/naturecareers/… Apply at: apply.interfolio.com/145725 #KAUST #MarineScience #Biogeochemistry #AcademicJobs #ScienceCareers

It may be too much to take in all at once, but h/t to leon simons for pointing me to NOAA ERSST V5 SST monthly data beginning 1854, current through March, 2024. I included the 50 year average for 1900-1949 for good measure. This really is the beginning of the end of everything.

I finally figured out how to make animations in VBA. This video shows the progression of ocean surface temperatures from 1854 through March of this year:

On #WorldOceanDay, kudos to the brilliant and important work of #KAUST Prof. Raquel Peixoto Raquel Peixoto. She is a leading scientist in coral probiotics to help coral reefs worldwide. #RedSeaGlobal features her work in a Discovery documentary. #WorldOceanDay #AcceleratingImpact

Breaking News! Code Yikes! Global sea surface temperatures are back at record levels after large gains the last 3 days. (NOAA data.)

Despite today's warming, Earth's sea surface temperatures are among the lowest since coral reefs emerged in the Triassic. A recent Science study reveals reefs now face some of the coldest oceans in 250 million years. Will they adapt? science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Breakthrough alert!!! 🚨New study reveals distinct microbial taxa and function associated with coral thermal resistant or thermal sensitive phenotypes. Erika Santoro (she/her) Christian R Voolstra Anny Cárdenas KAUST BESE Marine Microbiomes Lab Gustavo Duarte science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Beyond honored to be elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology togerher with amazing colleagues! No words to express my gratitude for this recognition. Thank you to my peers and the ASM community! Microbial EcoGenomics & Biotechnology Laboratory KAUST BESE KAUST

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