Ana Palacio

To protect coral reefs, we must also protect the people who depend on them Coral reefs are vital ecosystems that sustain millions of people, yet they face a growing crisis. Rising ocean temperatures are causing coral bleaching, a process where heat disrupts the relationship ...

To protect coral reefs, we must also protect the people who depend on them

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The world’s largest cold water coral reef lies beside the first experimental deep-sea mining test site In a region once thought to be so ecologically uninteresting that it was viewed as a useful testbed for deep-sea mining equipment, NOAA researchers have detected what could be the world’s lar…

In the documentary, I mention that the first experimental deep-sea mining site just barely missed dredging up the world's largest cold water coral reef.

Here's my write up of that discovery: www.southernfriedscience.com/the-worlds-l...

Tropical update: Atlantic Nina is still going strong, while Nino3.4 is now subject to instability wave-induced cold anomalies. This is not a typical La Nina-like case since there is no significant increase in upwelling of equatorial Pacific thermocline water in this case. 🌊🧪🤔

Incredible shrinking Cone of Uncertainty! Kartina 2005 vs Helene 2024. Dramatic improvement in hurricane forecasting due to expertise of NOAA scientists at NHC & AOML. Since 2005 forecast error on 5-day track has decreased by ~50%! We often take these accurate forecasts for granted but... 1/

Evelyn Maisel Witkin, genetista - Mujeres con ciencia Evelyn Maisel Witkin. Genética. Mutagénesis del ADN. Reparación del ADN. Respuesta SOS al daño en el ADN.

La genetista Evelyn M. Witkin (1921-2023) falleció un 8 de julio.
Es fundamentalmente conocida por su trabajo en mutagénesis del ADN y reparación del ADN.

Proposed NOAA Budget Calls for $0 for Climate Research - Eos In the latest move in a months-long attack on climate science funding, the Trump administration released a budget document on 30 June that calls for zero funding for climate research and the eliminati...

The Trump administration’s proposed FY26 budget for NOAA would eliminate climate research at NOAA. 🧪

eos.org/research-and...

Elevated temperature decreases stony coral tissue loss disease transmission, with little effect of nutrients Scientific Reports - Elevated temperature decreases stony coral tissue loss disease transmission, with little effect of nutrients

Stony coral tissue loss disease has caused major coral decline in Western Atlantic reefs 🪸. Our study found that disease transmission decreases under high temperatures—similar to those at the peak of summer 🧪🌊

Read more: rdcu.be/eunwY

‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs David Obura believes humans have been using nature for free, and tipping points at some reefs have already passed

‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs.

More than anything #climate and #biodiversity crises make me angry. As few people are largely responsible, while all pay the price, mostly those least responsible.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ocean Acidification: Another Planetary Boundary Crossed In this study, employing a detailed analysis of ocean carbonate system observations, models and biological assessments, we demonstrate that by year 2020, the average global ocean conditions had alrea...

"Since the pre-industrial era, the aragonite saturation state has declined by a 1/5 in 40% of surface waters and 60% of subsurface waters to a depth of 200 m” 🧪🌊https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70238

Scientists Say We May Be the Last Generation to See Fireflies Flicker - PUNE PULSE Once a symbol of wonder on warm summer nights, fireflies the gentle glow-bearers of twilight are fading from our world at an alarming pace. What was once a magical sight for children and poets alike m...

Scientists Say We May Be the Last Generation to See Fireflies Flicker

"Several interconnected causes are driving fireflies toward extinction: #habitatloss... #lightpollution... #pesticides... #climatechange..."

www.mypunepulse.com/scientists-s...

Happy Father’s Day! Did you know that many shark species have “multiple paternity,” in which a female shark mates with several male sharks and becomes pregnant by more than one of them? She then gives birth to a litter of half siblings, same mom but different dads!

🧪🌎🦑🦈🐠

Las consecuencia del calentamiento del mar: blanqueamiento de corales afecta al 84% de los arrecifes del mundo Los arrecifes de coral de todo el mundo se han visto sometidos a un estrés térmico sin precedentes desde principios de 2023. Un nuevo informe revela que el blanqueamiento de los corales relacionado co...

Los arrecifes de todo el mundo están en grave peligro. Un nuevo informe revela que el blanqueamiento de los corales relacionado con el aumento de la temperatura del mar ha dañado a esta especie en más de 80 países.
es.mongabay.com/2025/06/cale...

Coral reefs and seagrass get new protections off Tanzania’s Pemba Island Tanzania will establish two new marine protected areas off the eastern coast of Pemba Island in the semiautonomous region of Zanzibar, the fisheries minister for Zanzibar announced at the United…

Coral reefs and seagrass get new protections off Tanzania’s Pemba Island

Synthesis of data products for ocean carbonate chemistry Abstract. As the largest active carbon reservoir on Earth, the ocean is a cornerstone of the global carbon cycle, playing a pivotal role in modulating ocean health and regulating climate. Understandin...

Liqing Jiang led a new synthesis project for ocean carbonate chemistry data sets which is now in review. 🧪🌊🦑🌐 Check out the preprint! 👇

doi.org/10.5194/essd...

Rucha and Ruth on the research vessel after a day of SCUBA diving and carrying SCUBA tanks backwards and forwards (hence some damp patches on their clothes)

Javier, Laura-Li, Ruth, and Casey in the sea in their snorkelling kit during their last day of fieldwork.

Out now in Coral Reefs: 'Active and passive pathways of nutrient transfer in coral reef ecosystems'

doi.org/10.1007/s003... 🐚

Thank you to my co-authors and field friends from @lec-reefs.bsky.social and beyond for all their help bringing this piece of work together 🌊

POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY: Coral populations resilient to climate induced stressors - The Burt Lab (New York University Abu Dhabi)

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#coralreefs #resilience #coralhealth #climatechange #postdoc #job #jobopportunity #coralreefscience #coralreefecology #marinebiology

Does anyone know if NSF has resumed funding actions since the April 30 freeze? Or know any more info about it than the Nature article provides?? Thanks :)

A chocolate cake with red and white decorations and lit candles shaped as the number 75. Bold text reads: ‘The NSF Turns 75 Today. What has it done over the past 7 decades?’ The background is a celebratory red with a spray-paint texture.

HAPPY 75th, NSF!

We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.

Read on 🧵(1/11):

Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival with Lisa Gardiner at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science High-Octane Lecture Series, Wed June 4 @ 7:00 p.m., Author presentation! Book signing! Fossils! And the Jurassic Oceans exhibit! Get tickets and preorder your book: dmns.org/purchase/tickets/#events-31844

Hey, Colorado! Join me June 4 at @denvermuseumns.bsky.social where I’ll be talking about fossil coral reefs and my new book. There will be drinks, fossils, book signing, and the Jurassic Oceans exhibit too! Info and tickets: www.dmns.org/purchase/tic...

Climate Conversations: Coral Reefs Register for this event from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

🌊 #CoralReefs face growing stress from warming, acidification & extreme weather—leading to more frequent bleaching & broader ecological impacts. Researchers are exploring how to preserve the reefs & make them more resilient.

🔗 Register for this #ClimateConversation to learn more:

Widespread coral bleaching and mass mortality during the 2023–2024 marine heatwave in Little Cayman The increased frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) induced by continued global warming are the greatest threat to tropical coral reefs, causing mass bleaching events and widespread morta...

PhD researcher Matt Doherty’s latest paper reveals mass coral bleaching and mortality during the 2023/24 marine heatwave - a stark reminder of the escalating impact climate change is having on our reefs.🌎🧪🦑

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

#CoralReef #MarineHeatwave #CoralBleaching #ClimateChange

Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein, criptoanalista - Mujeres con ciencia Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein. Código japonés Purple. Proyecto Venona.

#Efeméride La criptoanalista Genevieve Grotjan Feinstein (1913-2006) nació un 30 de abril.
En 1940, en el Servicio de Inteligencia de Señales del Ejército de EEUU, descifró el código diplomático japonés Purple.

Omg 😆

More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record An ashen pallor and an eerie stillness all that remains where there should fluttering fish and vibrant colours in the reefscape, one conservationist says

If we continue burning fossil fuels and warming the ocean, coral reefs will become a thing of the past.

84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.

apnews.com/article/cora... of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record

On our way to Vienna!
Look at these fantastic gifts that @sofigerina.bsky.social prepared to share during our Splinter meeting and EDI Booth.
See you there!
#EGU25

The other Ana Palacio should make it here! Saludos

Are there resources circulating about how to proceed if a #NSF grant is terminated?

Thought I saw stuff the other day… Posting on behalf of a colleague who had a #NSF grant axed yesterday.

Different Ana Palacio! I wish I was that popular (never populist)