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Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached

More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, Australian government scientists said. Bleaching is caused by global warming but this ...

11 May 2022 at 08:55

Even 1.5C of global warming will be ‘catastrophic’ for coral reefs – study

Even limiting global temperature rises to 1.5C will be “catastrophic” for coral reefs, scientists have warned. Countries have agreed to curb global warming to 2C, and pursue efforts to limit temperature rises to 1.5C to avoid the worst impacts of ...

01 Feb 2022 at 20:25

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Australia to protect Great Barrier Reef by banning coal mine

Australia’s new government has announced it plans to prevent development of a coal mine due to the potential impact on the nearby Great Barrier Reef. Environment minister Tanya Plibersek said she intends to deny approval for the Central ...

04 Aug 2022 at 12:31

UK pledges nearly £75 million to marine conservation projects

Nearly £75 million will be invested in schemes to protect the world’s oceans, the Government has said. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey made the announcement at the Our Ocean conference in Panama on Thursday, where heads of state, ...

03 Mar 2023 at 16:19

Commons to debate ‘visionary’ nature recovery law amid support ‘groundswell’

A record-breaking ocean rower has unveiled a draft law to combat species extinction, as she voiced fears over the “devastation” caused to the Great Barrier Reef. Liberal Democrat MP Roz Savage will revive the Climate and Nature Bill, ...

10 Oct 2024 at 06:00

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Underwater music show in Florida Keys promotes coral reef protection

Hundreds of divers and snorkelers have listened to an underwater concert that advocated coral reef protection in the Florida Keys. The Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival, which also spotlighted eco-conscious diving, took place at ...

08 Jul 2023 at 21:56

44% of warm-water coral species facing extinction, conservationists warn

Almost half of warm-water reef-building coral species are at risk of extinction, conservationists have warned after a global assessment announced at the UN climate conference. The conservation status for all 892 species was ...

13 Nov 2024 at 09:00

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Great Barrier Reef ‘should be on heritage danger list’

A United Nations-backed mission is recommending that the Great Barrier Reef be added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites. The body says that without “ambitious, rapid and sustained” climate action, the world’s ...

28 Nov 2022 at 16:42

Great Barrier Reef threatened by unprecedented sea heat extremes, say scientists

Recent heat extremes in the seas around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are “unprecedented” in the past 400 years – and driven by climate change, scientists have said. Researchers examining high sea temperatures in the ...

07 Aug 2024 at 16:00

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Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists have declared, a result of warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change. Coral reef bleaching across at ...

15 Apr 2024 at 16:57

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Chinese ship fires water cannons at Philippine vessel in disputed sea area

Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons and blocked and rammed a Philippine fisheries vessel on Sunday in the disputed South China Sea. China and the Philippines blamed each other for the tense confrontations ...

25 Aug 2024 at 16:30

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Varian seeking further weekend riches with Sakheer and Charyn

Fresh from St Leger glory, Roger Varian looks to have a strong hand in the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury with exciting prospects Sakheer and Charyn. The former represents Eldar Eldarov’s ...

16 Sept 2022 at 13:43

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