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Coal And Coral: Australia's Self-Destructive Paradox
2013-03-23 11:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: NPR Science Correspondent Richard Harris traveled to Australia's Great Barrier Reef to find out how the coral reefs are coping with increased water temperature and increasing ocean acidity, brought about by our burning of fossil fuels. Day 5: A return to shore finds that people prefer cars to corals. It's not every day you open an in-flight magazine and read an ad touting "spitwater pressure cleaners for the mining industry." Flip the page and you'll also see an ad cajoling you to "snorkel, sip,...
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