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Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching: Greg Hunt sets up urgent phone conference
2016-04-20 05:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has invited his Queensland counterpart to take part in a urgent phone conference about coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. It comes after Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles called for a crisis meeting with other state and territory environment ministers to address climate change. Mr Hunt has written to Dr Miles to invite him and "any other relevant Queensland officials" to join the conference call. "I invite you to an urgent phone conference...
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Surveys reveal 93 pct of Great Barrier Reef affected by bleaching
2016-04-20 03:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quadrangle: Surveys reveal 93 pct of Great Barrier Reef affected by bleaching "I'm inherently an optimist, but I think we have a rapidly narrowing window of opportunity to save the Great Barrier Reef", Prof Hughes said. A new survey has confirmed pretty much every environmentalist's worst fears, revealing that 93 percent of Australia's Great Barrier Reef has already been damaged by coral bleaching. Scientists say the latest bleaching event - the third since 1998 - is being driven by abnormally high...
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Great Barrier Reef: 93% of reefs hit by coral bleaching
2016-04-19 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Almost 93% of reefs on the Great Barrier Reef have been hit by coral bleaching, according to a comprehensive survey revealing the full extent of the devastation caused by abnormally warm ocean temperatures sweeping the globe. There have only been three mass bleaching events recorded on the reef , and all of them have happened since 1998. Scientists say this episode is the worst theyve ever seen. The world is in the midst of a global bleaching event, which is a result of a pulse of warm water...
Republic Loses Appeal and Must Build Barrier at Westlake Landfill
2016-04-15 16:25:00| Waste Age
Owner must build a new barrier at the West Lake Landfill. read more
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Warming Threatens the Great Barrier Reef Even More Than We Thought
2016-04-14 20:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: The iconic reef depends on protective pulses of warm water to boost its heat tolerance. Climate change may eliminate these "practice runs." This panoramic image reveals coral bleaching at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef in March 2016. The current bleaching is the worst the reef has experienced in its history. When waters get too hot, corals stress out and turn a ghostly white, and to survive, they must complete a marathon-like feat of endurance. Now, for the first time, new research...
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