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Australia's Great Barrier Reef In Grip Of 'Mass Bleaching Event'
A "mass bleaching event" is unfolding on Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef, authorities said Friday, as warming seas threaten the spectacular home to thousands of marine species.
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El Nino Could Imperil Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Australia's Great Barrier Reef could deteriorate if warming ocean temperatures spark another mass coral bleaching event later this year, the country's top marine science body said Wednesday.
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Parts Of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Show Highest Coral Cover In 36 Years
Two-thirds of Australia's Great Barrier Reef showed the largest amount of coral cover in 36 years, but the reef remains vulnerable to increasingly frequent mass bleaching, an official long term monitoring programme reported on Thursday.
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Great Barrier Reef Suffering "Mass Bleaching", Says Australia
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is suffering a "mass bleaching event" as coral comes under heat stress from warmer seas, authorities said Friday.
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Great Barrier Reef Suffers "Widespread" Coral Bleaching, Again
The Great Barrier Reef has again been hit with "widespread" bleaching, authorities said Friday, as higher-than-average ocean temperatures off Australia's northeast threaten the already struggling World Heritage site.
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Great Barrier Reef Will Survive If Warming Kept To 1.5 Degrees: Study
A study released on Friday by an Australian university looking at multiple catastrophes hitting the Great Barrier Reef has found for the first time that only 2% of its area has escaped bleaching since 1998, then the world's hottest year on record.
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Can Little Fluffy Clouds Save Australia's Great Barrier Reef? Scientists Think So
To slow the speed at which high temperatures and warm waters bleach the corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists are spraying droplets of ocean water into the sky to form clouds to protect the environmental treasure.
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Great Barrier Reef Suffers Worst-Ever Coral Bleaching: Scientists
Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, scientists said Tuesday in a dire warning about the threat posed by climate change to the world's largest living organism.
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Stricter New Australia Law Aims To Help Save Great Barrier Reef
Australia introduced stricter new laws to limit agricultural run-off into the waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef on Thursday, in an attempt to save the reef and keep its prized world heritage status.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef In "Very Poor" Condition, Says State Agency
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in very poor condition because of climate change, over fishing and land clearing, a state agency said on Friday, as it downgraded the reef's status to the lowest level, which could jeopardise its World Heritage status.
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Great Barrier Reef Named Best Place To Visit Worldwide
Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been named the best place in the world to visit by a key US travel site, News Corp reported on Thursday.
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Mining Leases Approved For Adani's Project In Australia
Indian mining giant Adani today moved one step closer to realising its 21.7 billion dollars coal mine in Australia after the local government granted three mining leases for the controversy-hit project.
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Australia's Attempt to Curb Damage to Great Barrier Reef Poor: Report
Australia's attempts to curb damage to the Great Barrier Reef, which was almost listed as being in danger earlier this year, are falling well short of targets, a report released by the national and Queensland state governments said today.
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Plan Ensures Great Barrier Reef Not in Danger: Australia
Australia released its long-term blueprint to save the Great Barrier Reef today, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying protecting the World Heritage site was a priority.
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Fears Over Plastic-Eating Coral in Australia's Barrier Reef
Corals in the Great Barrier Reef are eating small plastic debris in the ocean, Australian researchers said on Tuesday, raising fears about the impact the indigestible fragments have on their health and other marine life.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef In Grip Of 'Mass Bleaching Event'
A "mass bleaching event" is unfolding on Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef, authorities said Friday, as warming seas threaten the spectacular home to thousands of marine species.
-
El Nino Could Imperil Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Australia's Great Barrier Reef could deteriorate if warming ocean temperatures spark another mass coral bleaching event later this year, the country's top marine science body said Wednesday.
-
Parts Of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Show Highest Coral Cover In 36 Years
Two-thirds of Australia's Great Barrier Reef showed the largest amount of coral cover in 36 years, but the reef remains vulnerable to increasingly frequent mass bleaching, an official long term monitoring programme reported on Thursday.
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Great Barrier Reef Suffering "Mass Bleaching", Says Australia
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is suffering a "mass bleaching event" as coral comes under heat stress from warmer seas, authorities said Friday.
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Great Barrier Reef Suffers "Widespread" Coral Bleaching, Again
The Great Barrier Reef has again been hit with "widespread" bleaching, authorities said Friday, as higher-than-average ocean temperatures off Australia's northeast threaten the already struggling World Heritage site.
-
Great Barrier Reef Will Survive If Warming Kept To 1.5 Degrees: Study
A study released on Friday by an Australian university looking at multiple catastrophes hitting the Great Barrier Reef has found for the first time that only 2% of its area has escaped bleaching since 1998, then the world's hottest year on record.
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Can Little Fluffy Clouds Save Australia's Great Barrier Reef? Scientists Think So
To slow the speed at which high temperatures and warm waters bleach the corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists are spraying droplets of ocean water into the sky to form clouds to protect the environmental treasure.
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Great Barrier Reef Suffers Worst-Ever Coral Bleaching: Scientists
Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, scientists said Tuesday in a dire warning about the threat posed by climate change to the world's largest living organism.
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Stricter New Australia Law Aims To Help Save Great Barrier Reef
Australia introduced stricter new laws to limit agricultural run-off into the waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef on Thursday, in an attempt to save the reef and keep its prized world heritage status.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef In "Very Poor" Condition, Says State Agency
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in very poor condition because of climate change, over fishing and land clearing, a state agency said on Friday, as it downgraded the reef's status to the lowest level, which could jeopardise its World Heritage status.
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Great Barrier Reef Named Best Place To Visit Worldwide
Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been named the best place in the world to visit by a key US travel site, News Corp reported on Thursday.
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Mining Leases Approved For Adani's Project In Australia
Indian mining giant Adani today moved one step closer to realising its 21.7 billion dollars coal mine in Australia after the local government granted three mining leases for the controversy-hit project.
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Australia's Attempt to Curb Damage to Great Barrier Reef Poor: Report
Australia's attempts to curb damage to the Great Barrier Reef, which was almost listed as being in danger earlier this year, are falling well short of targets, a report released by the national and Queensland state governments said today.
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Plan Ensures Great Barrier Reef Not in Danger: Australia
Australia released its long-term blueprint to save the Great Barrier Reef today, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying protecting the World Heritage site was a priority.
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Fears Over Plastic-Eating Coral in Australia's Barrier Reef
Corals in the Great Barrier Reef are eating small plastic debris in the ocean, Australian researchers said on Tuesday, raising fears about the impact the indigestible fragments have on their health and other marine life.
