Marine reserves offer protection
Jul 1, 2017
Protection zones for coasts and oceans are an effective way to help marine and human communities to adapt to climate change.
Results for climate science
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A blue carbon future
Jul 15, 2017
Mangroves, seagrass meadows, seaweeds and saltmarshes, the forests of the sea, perform a vital and often overlooked role in storing carbon and mitigating the effects of climate change.
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Can coral reefs change with the times?
Sep 1, 2017
Coral ecosystems may be able to adapt rapidly to climate change through natural plastic responses.
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Letting the data speak for itself
Sep 3, 2017
A new statistical approach for environmental measurements lets the data determine how to model extreme events.
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Red Sea is warming faster than global average
Oct 29, 2017
The world’s warmest sea is heating up faster than the global average, which could challenge the ability of the Red Sea’s organisms to cope.
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Fish’s rapid response to climate change
Dec 18, 2017
Some species of fish have special adaptive mechanisms that could improve their chances of surviving the greenhouse effect.
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Challenging statistics of weather extremes
Feb 25, 2018
More accurate statistical modeling of extreme weather will improve forecasting and disaster mitigation.
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Later tropical blooms could affect marine life
Apr 29, 2018
Color changes in the northern Red Sea indicate rising sea temperatures could significantly impact tropical marine ecosystems.
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Coral tricks for adapting to ocean acidification
Jun 7, 2018
A molecular process that signals distress could also help corals adapt to climate change.
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The Indian summer monsoon keeps the Arabian Peninsula hot and dry
Nov 7, 2018
Modeling shows that the Indian summer monsoon can trigger heatwaves and sandstorms on the Arabian Peninsula.
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Plankton communities warm response to nutrient availability
Nov 14, 2018
Investigating plankton communities' reaction to rising water temperatures may improve modeling of marine ecosystem responses to global warming.
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Chasing spatial patterns
Dec 2, 2018
A more accurate way of resolving spatial patterns in weather could lead to better predictions of climate change.
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Weaker pressure systems in the Arctic cause warm winters in the Arabian Peninsula
Dec 10, 2018
Investigating links between surface air temperatures and large-scale circulation patterns builds understanding of climate variability in the Arabian Peninsula.
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Understanding the growth of coral reefs
Dec 16, 2018
Determining the growth dynamics of Red Sea coral reefs has enabled researchers to establish a baseline to assess the effects of environmental change.
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The fiddlers influencing mangrove ecosystems
Mar 11, 2019
The types of bacteria living in and around fiddler crab burrows vary widely between mangroves, but their functional activities are remarkably similar.
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West Africa warms but airborne dust keeps the Red Sea cool
May 15, 2019
World-class computing facilities at KAUST enable researchers to tackle complex questions in climate science and oceanography.
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Growth and death in bacterial communities
May 19, 2019
Predation, not resource availability, limits the abundance of coastal Red Sea bacteria.
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Changing how we predict coral bleaching
Jun 18, 2019
A remote sensing algorithm offers better predictions of Red Sea coral bleaching and can be fine tuned for use in other tropical marine ecosystems.
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Red Sea temperatures to cool in coming decades
Jul 2, 2019
Exploring the links between natural climate cycles and the sea-surface temperature of the Red Sea reveals a cooling trend during the next few decades.
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Statistics plot pollution to inform policy
Aug 18, 2019
The spatial variation in different air pollution components helps identify possible targets for pollution control.
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Measuring solar stores of the Arabian Peninsula
Aug 20, 2019
Mapping variations in sunlight across the Arabian Peninsula reveals a bright future for solar energy in the region.
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Corals take control of nitrogen recycling
Sep 3, 2019
Corals use sugar from their symbiotic algal partners to control them by recycling nitrogen from their own ammonium waste.
