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Australia: Bleaching May Have Killed Half the Coral on the Northern Great Barrier Reef, Scientists Say
2016-05-29 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Mass bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef in the past three months has killed as much as half of the coral in the north but left large parts of the southern reaches with only minor damage, scientists in Australia said on Sunday. The current bleaching is the third to strike the roughly 1,400-mile-long reef in 18 years and the most extreme scientists have recorded. In the north, the mortality rates are off the scale, said Prof. Terry Hughes, the director of the ARC Center of Excellence for Coral...
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10 Popular Dive Sites Closed in Thailand Due to Coral Bleaching Crisis
2016-05-27 19:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Some of Thailand`s most prized dive sites have been closed indefinitely after the Department of National Parks` survey found coral bleaching on 80 percent of some of the reefs. This is a bold move for a country where tourism accounts for 10 percent of its economy--and where officials were hoping to attract 32 million tourists this year, The Guardian reported. But then again, it sends the message Thailand officials want: Ignorant tourism is killing the reefs. The coral reefs are affected by...
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Thailand closes dive sites over coral bleaching crisis
2016-05-27 15:07:53| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Thailand has shut down 10 popular diving sites in a bid to slow a coral bleaching crisis, an official said Thursday, in a rare move to shun tourism profits to protect the environment. The tropical countrys southern coastline and string of islands are home to some of the worlds most prized white sand beaches and scuba sites, and the booming tourism industry props up Thailands lagging economy. But warming waters and ever-growing swarms of visitors have damaged coral reefs and local ecosystems....
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Coral bleaching spreads from Great Barrier Reef to Western Australia
2016-04-22 04:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The global coral bleaching event devastating the Great Barrier Reef has spread to reefs in Western Australia, where the federal government halted the implementation of marine parks, which would help the reefs recover. Related: Mourning Loomis Reef - the heart of the Great Barrier Reef's coral bleaching disaster In light of worsening bleaching, the Greens have called on the government to urgently implement the marine reserves, which were created in 2012, but were effectively abandoned by the...
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5 reasons to pay attention to those dismal coral bleaching headlines
2016-04-20 12:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: Although they only take up a tiny fraction of space within the planet's oceans (about 0.1 percent), coral reefs are some of the most diverse ecosystems. They are home to about 25 percent of all marine species, including fish, crustaceans, mollusks, marine worms and, of course, the cnidarians that are responsible for building the reef's stony coral infrastructure. These intriguing cnidarians create these expansive reefs by settling upon seabeds and secreting calcium carbonate to serve as exoskeletons...
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