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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attention Roger Pielke Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New models detail consequences of high emissions for Gulf, Caribbean corals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peer-Reviewed Publication<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RICE UNIVERSITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IMAGE: THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY ABOUT 100 MILES OFFSHORE FROM TEXAS AND LOUISIANA IS HOME TO SOME OF THE HEALTHIEST CORAL REEFS IN THE UNITED STATES.<\/strong> view more <\/a>CREDIT: PHOTO BY G.P. SCHMAHL\/NOAA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

HOUSTON \u2013 (Oct. 5, 2022) \u2013 Ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea are on pace to surpass critical thresholds for coral health by mid-century, but rapid action to significantly reduce emissions could slow warming, giving corals and coral conservation programs as much as 20 more years to adapt, according to new research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate scientists and marine biologists from Rice University, the University of Colorado Boulder and Louisiana State University used computer models to simulate climate warming from 2015-2100 under both a \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d scenario with very high emissions and a scenario in which emissions were reduced to high levels. Their study and analysis<\/a> of ocean warming and ocean acidification levels for specific regions in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean under each scenario is published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences<\/a><\/em>. The researchers found reducing emissions could delay the onset of critically warm ocean temperatures in some areas where reefs are still healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are reefs in the Gulf that are really worth saving,\u201d said Rice University marine biologist Adrienne Correa, a co-author of the study. \u201cSome of the healthiest reefs that we still have in the United States are in the areas covered by these projections.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live coral cover on reefs has declined worldwide by about 50% since 1950, and few reefs in the Caribbean and Gulf have more than 10% live coral cover. Reefs in Dry Tortugas National Park<\/a> in western Florida and in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary<\/a> off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana are notable exceptions with more than 50% live coral cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study found ocean temperatures in the Caribbean and parts of Florida could reach critically warm temperatures as early as 2050, posing a serious risk for coral survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe fact that we\u2019re going to see these changes by 2050 is a strong wake-up call,\u201d said Correa, an assistant professor of biosciences whose lab specializes in studying corals and reef ecosystems. \u201cWe get a lot of bad news about reefs, but we can still draw hope and motivation from this. Some of the reefs that are included in this analysis are really special, like the Flower Garden Banks, and reefs off of Cuba and in some other parts of the Caribbean where there\u2019s still really high coral cover. We can help protect and keep the high-coral-cover reefs we have if we take immediate action to shift how much energy we use and where we get our energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correa co-authored the study with climate scientists Sylvia Dee<\/a> of Rice, Allison Lawman<\/a> of CU Boulder and Kristine DeLong<\/a> of LSU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn one case, we have more time to mitigate, and in the other we don\u2019t,\u201d said Dee, a climate modeling expert and assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary science. \u201cPeople need to be aware this is coming up fast, and the time to explore mitigation techniques is now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corals are symbiotic organisms that live in partnership with photosynthetic algae that help feed their coral hosts. Corals are also builders that draw upon carbonate minerals in seawater to construct their own rocky outer frameworks. Climate warming threatens both coral symbiosis and coral reef-building. For example, heat stress can cause corals to expel their symbiotic algae en masse, a sometimes deadly phenomenon known as bleaching. And oceans become more acidic as they warm, reducing the efficiency of the chemical reactions corals use to build reefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous studies have shown that heat-related coral bleaching is often triggered by prolonged, abnormally warm ocean temperatures. The critical threshold temperature for bleaching varies between ocean regions and reefs. For example, the threshold temperature for reefs in the Flower Garden Banks is 29.5 degrees Celsius (85.1 degrees Fahrenheit). The researchers analyzed regional warming patterns in each scenario to project when specific regions with coral reefs were likely to reach threshold temperatures under each emissions scenario. A similar regional analysis was performed to project the timing of critical thresholds for ocean acidification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawman, the corresponding author of the study and a former postdoctoral scholar in Dee\u2019s lab<\/a>, said the study showed heat-related stress was the biggest and most immediate climate-related threat to corals under each emissions scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe difference was whether you crossed the critical thresholds around 2050 versus 20 years later,\u201d said Lawman, a postdoctoral associate at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at CU Boulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researchers found the key determinant of coral mortality in each scenario was the number of months that corals in the future will be exposed to prolonged temperatures hotter than the hottest average months projected for 2015-2034. The researchers dubbed these \u201cdegree heating months.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s always one month that is the hottest of the year,\u201d Lawman said. \u201cLet\u2019s say it\u2019s August and the average baseline temperature for that month is 29 degrees Celsius in the region we\u2019re studying. A \u2018degree heating month\u2019 in that region is any month in the future that has a higher average temperature than 29 degrees Celsius.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research showed that under the \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d emissions scenario, \u201cdegree heating months\u201d become the norm in the late 2100s, occurring as much as 10 months out of the year in some parts of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a huge number of months in which corals could experience thermal stress beyond the usual levels to which they are adapted,\u201d Lawman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese projections are very concerning,\u201d she said. \u201cI think the takeaway message is that the time to act is now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeLong is an associate professor of geography and anthropology at LSU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research was funded by the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Rice University, the Department of the Interior (G19AC00086) and the National Science Foundation (2102931, 2109622).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peer-reviewed paper:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRates of future climate change in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea: Implications for coral reef ecosystems \u201d | Journal of Geophysical Research \u2013 Biogeosciences | DOI: 10.1029\/2022JG006999<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. E. Lawman, S. G. Dee, K. L. DeLong and A. M. S. Correa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2022JG006999<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-resolution IMAGES are available for download at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CAPTION: The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary about 100 miles offshore from Texas and Louisiana is home to some of the healthiest coral reefs in the United States. (Photo by G.P. Schmahl\/NOAA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CAPTION: Coral reefs in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the northern Gulf of Mexico. (Photo courtesy of the National Marine Sanctuaries\/NOAA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related stories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sylvia Dee wins fellowship to launch Gulf of Mexico study \u2013 Sept. 28, 2021
https:\/\/news.rice.edu\/news\/2021\/sylvia-dee-wins-fellowship-launch-gulf-mexico-study<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Houston flooding polluted reefs more than 100 miles offshore \u2013 April 6, 2021
https:\/\/news.rice.edu\/news\/2021\/houston-flooding-polluted-reefs-more-100-miles-offshore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gulf Coast corals face catastrophe \u2013 Dec. 5, 2019
http:\/\/news.rice.edu\/2019\/12\/05\/gulf-coast-corals-face-catastrophe\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rice\u2019s Correa, Hassanzadeh named Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellows \u2013 Aug. 29, 2018
https:\/\/news.rice.edu\/2018\/08\/29\/rices-correa-hassanzadeh-named-gulf-research-program-early-career-research-fellows\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Climate and Water Lab (Dee group): <\/a>sylviadeeclimate.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correa Lab: owlnet.rice.edu\/~ac53\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department of BioSciences: biosciences.rice.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences: <\/a>earthscience.rice.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wiess School of Natural Sciences: <\/a>naturalsciences.rice.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This release can be found online at news.rice.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow Rice News and Media Relations via Twitter @RiceUNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located on a 300-acre forested campus in Houston, Rice University is consistently ranked among the nation\u2019s top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has highly respected schools of Architecture, Business, Continuing Studies, Engineering, Humanities, Music, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and is home to the Baker Institute for Public Policy. With 4,240 undergraduates and 3,972 graduate students, Rice\u2019s undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is just under 6-to-1. Its residential college system builds close-knit communities and lifelong friendships, just one reason why Rice is ranked No. 1 for lots of race\/class interaction and No. 1 for quality of life by the Princeton Review. Rice is also rated as a best value among private universities by Kiplinger\u2019s Personal Finance.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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JOURNAL<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOI<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

10.1029\/2022JG006999 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

METHOD OF RESEARCH<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Computational simulation\/modeling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUBJECT OF RESEARCH<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Not applicable<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTICLE TITLE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Rates of future climate change in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea: Implications for coral reef ecosystems<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTICLE PUBLICATION DATE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

27-Aug-2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From EurekAlert!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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