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Coral Reef Stretching 600 Miles Discovered at Mouth of Amazon River
2016-04-23 23:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
cdanews: A coral reef stretching some 600 miles was discovered at the mouth of the Amazon River underneath its muddy waters. This was something new to add to its reputation of being one of the most biodiverse river systems in the world. The newly discovered coral reef is already being threatened by oil companies who have set up 20 drilling operations in the region. The discovery of the reef, in a place where gunk in the Amazonian plume often shelters it from the sun, was written about in a study published...
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Brazil: Huge new coral reef is discovered, already in danger
2016-04-23 11:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wingate Wire: It begins in Peru, less than 75 miles from the Pacific shore, among the tiny glacial streams that trickle through the Andes. Sediment and other debris from all over South America is rocketed hundreds of miles out to sea, blocking the sunlight believed necessary for coral reefs to form. The Amazon River discharges more water than any other system in the world. Now, researchers have added yet another jewel to the river's crown. Scientists on a recent expedition to investigate the Amazon River...
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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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Half Australia's Great Barrier Reef coral 'dead or dying': scientists
2016-04-20 08:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: SYDNEY Australian scientists said on Wednesday that just seven percent of the Great Barrier Reef, which attracts around A$5 billion ($3.90 billion) in tourism every year, has been untouched by mass bleaching that is likely to destroy half the coral. Bleaching occurs when the water is too warm, forcing coral to expel living algae and causing it to calcify and turn white. Mildly bleached coral can recover if the temperature drops, otherwise it may die. Although the impact has been exacerbated...
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