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Reef condition is poor, probably worse than healthcheck suggests
2014-08-13 22:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: The latest healthcheck of the Great Barrier Reef shows the overall outlook is poor, and getting worse. According to the Outlook Report produced by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, climate change is still the greatest threat to the reef. Other threats include runoff, dredging, incidental bycatch and illegal fishing. The report contains confronting evidence of a 50% loss of corals, another major outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish, further declines or no recovery in most species...
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The state of the Great Barrier Reef: experts respond
2014-08-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: Two landmark reports on the health of the Great Barrier Reef have outlined the pressure it is being put under by climate change and other environmental factors. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authoritys five-yearly outlook report found that the reefs overall health is poor, and getting worse. But federal environment minister Greg Hunt said he is confident the reef will not lose its World Heritage Listing, which comes up for review next year. The federal and Queensland governments'...
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Australia: The Great Barrier Reef and coal mine that could kill it
2014-08-01 19:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: These are dark days for Australias Great Barrier Reef. On 29 July, the last major regulatory hurdle facing the development of Australias largest coal mine was removed by Greg Hunt, minister for the environment. The Carmichael coal mine, owned by Indias Adani Group, will cover 200 sq km and produce 60m tonnes of coal a year enough to supply electricity for 100 million people. Located in Queenslands Galilee Basin, 400km inland from the reef, it will require a major rail line, which is yet to...
Coral Deaths to Increase in Great Barrier Reef This Summer: Researchers
2014-07-07 08:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: University of Queensland researchers predict an increase in coral deaths this summer. Researchers studied the Porites coral colonies or 'bommies' in the Great Barrier Reef. Porites are considered to be more resistant to environmental changes than other types of corals. Understanding how climate change will affect the tough corals could help determine the extent of damage that the Great Barrier Reef will suffer in the future, researchers said. "We found that there has been a significant correlation...
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Australia: Barrier Reef dredge spoil could travel further, conservationists say
2014-07-01 10:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: Dumped dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park could travel further than previously thought, affecting coral. Three million cubic metres of dredge spoil will be dumped in waters 20km from the reef following a Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) decision on the expansion of the Abbot Point port in north Queensland. The bid to create one of the world's biggest coal terminals near Bowen was last month criticised by Unesco's world heritage committee meeting in Doha. Now,...
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