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Ultra-thin sun shield could protect Great Barrier Reef

Anultra-finebiodegradablefilmsome50,000timesthinnerthanahumanhaircouldbeenlistedtoprotecttheGreatBarrierReeffromenvironmentaldegradation,researcherssaidTuesday.

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Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior starts Indonesian voyage

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,March19(APD)-Greenpeace’svessellegend,theRainbowWarrior,arrivedinIndonesia’seasternmostprovinceofPapuarecentlytocommenceits2-monthvoy

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Coral transplant raises Barrier Reef survival hopes

CoralbredinonepartoftheGreatBarrierReefwassuccessfullytransplantedintoanotherarea,AustralianscientistssaidSunday,inaprojecttheyhopecouldrestoredamagedecosystems

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Survival of coral reefs linked to pollution cuts

Somecoralsmaynaturallyadapttoclimatechange,buttheirabilitytosurvivecouldbeoutpacedbyglobalwarmingunlesscutsaremadetogreenhousegasemissions,researcherssaidWednes

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Building forest undersea: Chinese scientists plant corals

Deepinthesilentsea,HuangHuicanhearonlybubblesgurglingfromheroxygentank.Shecanonlyseeafewmetersaroundher,feelingsmallandalone.Sheplantscorals,thesizeofherpalm,on

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US, Cuban scientists partnering to protect marine reserves

USPresidentDonaldTrumphasannouncedrestrictionsontraveltoCubaandplanstomakeitmoredifficulttodobusinessthere.ButoneareathatwillremainunchangedunderTrump’spolicyis

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Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says

Coralreefbleachingmaybeeasingafterthreeyearsofhighoceantemperatures,thelongestsuchperiodsincethe1980s,theNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationsaidonMonday

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70% of coral dead in Okinawa lagoon

About 70 percent of the Sekisei Lagoon coral reef in Okinawa Prefecture, the largest such reef in the nation, has died, according to the Environment Ministry.

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Coral bleaching troubles Fiji

Scientists estimate that half the coral in protected reefs around Fiji have been bleached, the government-owned Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) confirmed Monday.

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Coral bleaching found in Sydney Harbor

​Researchers have uncovered coral bleaching for the first time on record in Sydney Harbor, AAP reported on Tuesday.

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Aust'n gov't, environmentalist share concerns for Great Barrier Reef

Australia's environment minister has said bleaching in the world-famous Great Barrier Reef is "major and significant", after renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough said climate change has put the attraction in "grave danger".

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Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching worse than feared: Australian scientist

​Coral bleaching on the world heritage listed Great Barrier Reef is worse than feared after senior scientists have discovered that the impact is further south than first thought.

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef being threatened by global bleaching event

Australia's great barrier reef is now being threatened by the third global coral bleaching event, the longest the world has ever seen, as the devastation could last well into 2017.

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef may have avoided global coral bleaching event

Australia's Great Barrier Reef may have avoided a significant bleaching event this year, however it is not out of the woods just yet, a government minister said Thursday.

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Outbreak of coral eating starfish like plague of locusts: Australian researcher

​An outbreak of coral eating Crown of Thorns starfish (COTs) on the Great Barrier Reef could become the worst on record with conservationists fearing numbers could soar from 4 million to 60 million by 2020.