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US jets 'bombed' Great Barrier Reef
2013-07-21 06:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: US fighter jets dropped four bombs on the Great Barrier Reef off Australia's coast during a training exercise that went wrong, it has emerged. The two planes jettisoned four bombs - two inert and two unarmed - in more than 50m (165 ft) of water, away from coral, to minimise damage to the World Heritage Site, the US navy said. The jets were to bomb an island range nearby, but the mission was aborted. The AV-8B Harriers were low on fuel and could not land loaded, the navy added. The incident...
Australia pledges more cash to battle reef starfish
2013-07-18 00:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Australia pledged another Aus$5 million (US$4.6 million) to the fight against a predatory starfish devastating the iconic Great Barrier Reef Thursday, revealing 100,000 of the creatures had been wiped out so far. Environment Minister Mark Butler said the new funding, on top of Aus$2.53 million already pledged, would support a programme of culling the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish, which is naturally-occurring but has proliferated due to pollution and run-off. A major study of the reef's...
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Coral Reef Ecosystems Devastated by Climate Change
2013-06-07 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Marine biologists worst fears seem to be confirmed: coral colonies take a long time to recover from catastrophic climate events. British and Brazilian biologists report in the Public Library of Science One (PLoS One) that the richest habitats of the sea could also be among the most vulnerable to climate change. Bleached coral at a site in Palau monitored by the Palau International Coral Reef Center, juxtaposed with healthy, living coral. The number and extent of bleaching events have been...
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The Effects of Climate Change on Coral Reef Health
2013-06-05 15:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on this planet. They are home to numerous species of marine life and offer a plethora of benefits both to natural ecosystems and to the human population. Coral reefs bring in enormous funds to coastal countries through tourism, fishing, and discoveries of new biochemicals and drugs (Hoegh-Guldberg 1999). Additionally, they provide natural coastal protection and building materials (Hoegh-Guldberg 1999). However, coral reefs are experiencing massive...
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Australia: 'Death By a Thousand Cuts': Coal Boom Could Destroy Great Barrier Reef
2013-05-25 06:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Spiegel: Australia's Great Barrier Reef is rapidly losing its coral, to the point that UNESCO may soon place the natural wonder on its "in danger" list. Climate change is one culprit, but so is the country's booming extraction industry. Environmentalists warn that time is running out for the reef. The man whose job it should be to protect the Great Barrier Reef is actually afraid of water. The vast ocean, with all the creatures it contains, makes him uneasy. Only once has he visited the reef, the world's...
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