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Australia seeks corporate sponsorship of Barrier Reef
2015-12-16 03:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The Australian government is seeking corporate sponsorship for the Great Barrier Reef, sparking fears on Wednesday (Dec 16) that companies could potentially use such investments to hide poor green credentials. The world's biggest coral reef has been under increasing threat from climate change, farming run-off, development and the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish. In a brochure entitled 'Partnerships for the Reef', the government-backed Reef Trust said it was interested in sponsorship, joint...
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Great Barrier Reef protecting against landslides, tsunamis
2015-11-25 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] The world-famous Australian reef is providing an effective barrier against landslide-induced tsunamis, new research shows. What has developed into the Great Barrier Reef was not always a barrier reef - it was once a fringing reef and did not offer the same protective quality. This is because the coast at this time was much closer to the source of the tsunamis, said lead author of the paper, Associate Professor Jody Webster, from the Geocoastal Research Group at the U…
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Steps Reef Lovers Can Take as U.S. Warns of Global Coral Bleaching Event
2015-10-09 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Assessing widespread reports of reef stress along with unusually high sea-surface temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is warning of a globe-spanning bleaching of corals in coastal waters around the tropics. Below you can learn what can be done in reef regions to limit the ecological impact of such events. When stressed by sustained high temperatures, the coral organisms that build reefs sometimes expel the symbiotic algae living in their tissues, causing affected areas...
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China completes runway on Fiery Cross Reef, says IHS Jane's
2015-09-28 01:00:00| Naval Technology
China has reportedly completed the runway on Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea, and is getting closer to making it operational.
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New Coral Reef Crustacean named after Sir Elton John
2015-08-31 19:40:14| Airlines - Topix.net
Dr. James Thomas from the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Florida, and his colleagues from Naturalis Natural History museum in the Netherlands made the discovery in the remote coral reefs of Raja Ampat in Indonesia. The small crustacean is living inside another reef invertebrate in a commensal association.
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