Zach Ferris

Anomalously low tides ahead of El Niño in Yap, Micronesia, June 15–19, 2026

Online now: Global coral reef collapse is not inevitable dlvr.it/TSfbVK

Coral Bleaching: The Equatorial‐Refugia Hypothesis 🔗 buff.ly/xtRwbvO @ZachFerris_

A Florida Tech-led global analysis of coral bleaching reveals that reefs in the Coral Triangle were exposed to the weakest marine heatwaves over the past two decades and may function as safe havens for corals exposed to elevated seawater temperatures. news.fit.edu/academics-rese…

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A global analysis of coral bleaching across 81 countries reveals that reefs in the equatorial Coral Triangle region were exposed to the weakest marine heatwaves over the past two decades, potentially serving as safe havens for corals. news.fit.edu/academics-rese…

New research highlights the potential of probiotics in combating stony coral tissue loss disease, offering the potential of long-term protection for corals. sciencenews.org/article/probio…

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CORAL REEF NEWS REPORT: In A Hotter Future, What Happens After Coral Reefs Die ndtv.com/world-news/in-… The fate of coral reefs has been written with a degree of certainty rare in climate science: at 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, most are expected to die. This is not a far-off scenario. Scientists predict that the rise of 1.5 Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) will be reached within a decade and that beyond that point, many corals simply cannot survive. It is important to accept this and ask what next "rather than trying to hold onto the past", said David Obura, chair of IPBES, the UN's expert scientific panel on biodiversity. #coralreefs #coralreefecology #climatechange #globalwarming #coral #coralbleaching #tropicalmarineecology #marinescience #marinebiology

@Gabby_Hoffman @ChrisMartzWX @CBSNews It is possible to discover a coral (or coral reef) (the ocean is big) while also observing declines in known coral reefs. Here are two of hundreds examples of evidence for the latter: Fig. 1A: researchgate.net/profile/C-Mark… Fig. 1C: researchgate.net/profile/David-…

.@CBSNews You just reported five days ago that new coral reefs are being discovered. 🤡

Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster!

Autonomy will create the world we want It covers all transportation needs with fewer cars, since they won't sit idle for most of the day anymore Instead, cities will be greener & liveable

Doing good science is 90% finding a science buddy to constantly talk to about the project.

New comment in @NatureClimate. "This is not a call for inaction. We must act - with haste. But popular urgency should not prioritize technological and scientific feasibility over climate action and evidence-driven care for social-ecological systems." doi.org/10.1038/s41558…

Out today: Our latest @NatureClimate comment on the critical state of coral reefs under climate change. We advocate for new tech and data to refine predictions, improve communication, and inform better policies #ForCoral Read the full article here: nature.com/articles/s4155…

An algorithm developed by a Florida Tech graduate student creates a new ecological survey method that allows scientists to unlock important historical data from a vast trove of coral reef photographs dating back more than a century. Learn more, below. news.fit.edu/academics-rese…

ReScape: transforming coral-reefscape images for quantitative analysis @ZachFerris_ nature.com/articles/s4159…

New Algorithm Solves Century-Old Problem for Coral Reef Scientists news.fit.edu/academics-rese…

The ReScape algorithm ends the century-long inability to analyze reef conditions in countless recreational images and creates a rapid survey method My first paper and App out now in @SciReports doi.org/10.1038/s41598… @NSF @FloridaTech

Towards real-time 3D mapping of coral reefs with deep learning using only videos from cheap cameras, now published in Methods and Ecology and Evolution! In short, we propose to use 3D mapping entirely driven by deep learning.

Finally the main @AllenCoralAtlas paper is out! The paper acts as a scientific reference and summary of the ACA, including global reef extent, and the distribution of benthic and geomorphic class. Congratulations to paper lead @mitchest and the ACA team. doi.org/10.1016/j.crsu…

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OUT NOW Past disturbances and local conditions influence the recovery rates of #coralreefs 📄 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…