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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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Brazils impeachment crisis is bad news for climate change
2016-05-27 13:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: It may be hard to recall amid all the bad news coming from Brazil these days -- the country`s worst recession in 30 years, its unprecedented corruption crisis, and above all the May 12 Senate vote to suspend President Dilma Rousseff and begin an impeachment trial against her -- but this country has in recent years occupied a position of critical global leadership on climate change. Brazil is the worlds biggest reducer of greenhouse gas emissions, having slashed Amazon deforestation about 80 percent...
Pension cut idea in Tata Steel crisis
2016-05-25 21:52:42| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The government considers cuts to British Steel pension benefits in bid to save Tata Steel's UK operations.
Amphibians About Go Extinct? Amphibian Crisis is Worse
2016-05-25 12:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: As amphibian crisis persists across the United States, scientists are working continuously to come up with an emergency response to reverse their decline. However, a new research has confirmed that there is no simple solution to stop or overturn amphibian declines. Writing in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey said there is no "smoking gun" to shut down the direct cause of their crumbling population all at once, as the new study revealed that reasons for...
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