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Scientists think that maybe electrically shocking coral reefs is a good idea
By Mike Wehner From BGR t’s no secret that the Earth’s coral reefs are in dire need of some TLC. Combinations of severe weather and manmade global warming have left massive stretches of coral dead all over the world, and…
Scientists built a robot that hunts and kills starfish
By Mike Wehner from BGR Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has seen better days. The massive natural wonder is dealing with the impacts of ocean warming (thanks to manmade climate change) which have pushed species away and killed off massive sections…
Australia’s most popular natural tourist spots are under threat from climate change
BY SHANNON CONNELLAN From Mashable Want to visit a pristine Australian beach, or discover the delights of the Great Barrier Reef? You’d better be quick. Like many of the world’s natural wonders, Australia’s five most popular natural tourist pulls are…
Debbie batters Australia
‘Monster’ cyclone Debbie batters northeast Australia AFP From PHYS A “monster” cyclone smashed into northeast Australia Tuesday, cutting power, damaging buildings and uprooting trees, with coastal towns in lockdown as residents battled lashing rain and howling winds. Great Barrier Reef…
Aussies cry foul over Adani’s firm in Cayman Islands
From NH National Bureau India The visit by two Australian delegations, one to support and the other to oppose Adani Group’s coal mining project, highlights the raging debate Down Under Anyone wishing to follow the raging controversy sparked by Adani…
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Coral greenhouse in talks with Florida Aquarium and National Aquarium of Cuba
By HEATHER WILKINS From Blasting News In order to save the coral reefs within the Caribbean, Florida and Cuba discuss a coral nursery to save natural species. Two aquariums from two different regions are joining together to provide a coral…
Plan won’t save Great Barrier Reef: Australian scientists
From Business Insider Sydney (AFP) – Australian government plans to protect the Great Barrier Reef are inadequate, short-sighted and will not prevent its decline, the country’s pre-eminent grouping of natural scientists said Tuesday. The draft plan, released for consultation last…
Another story about our dying reefs and another warning – take heed
From DW ‘If we don’t change now we will lose the reefs’ A major study has found Caribbean coral reefs could disappear in 20 years. DW spoke to Carl Gustaf Lundin, director of the global marine and polar programme at…
Great Barrier Reef’s ‘unprecedented’ threat from dredging, dumping
By Oliver Milman The Guardian UK Conservation society says impact of previous sediment dumps far greater than claimed The impact of dredging and dumping sediment on the Great Barrier Reef has been far greater than the mining industry has claimed,…
