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'A day of shame': Australia lobbying thwarts push to list Great Barrier Reef as endangered
Jul 27, 2021 05:04An intense lobbying campaign by the pro-fossil fuel Australian government succeeded recently in keeping the Great Barrier Reef off a list of World Heritage Sites considered "in danger," despite experts' warnings that the biodiverse ecosystem is increasingly imperiled by the global climate emergency.
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Australia demands world heritage experts visit Great Barrier Reef ahead of ‘in danger’ list decision
Jul 10, 2021 03:21Australia has conceded in an official report that the Great Barrier Reef’s unique values as a world heritage site have been adversely affected by climate change.
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Parts of Australia under new COVID lockdown after cases of Delta variant
Jul 01, 2021 14:58Coronavirus outbreaks renew questions about Australia's stuttering vaccine rollout and limited quarantine facilities.
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Delta variant of COVID spreading rapidly and detected in 74 countries
Jun 18, 2021 04:26While health authorities around the world are collecting and sharing data on the spread of the new coronavirus variant, the fear is that in countries in the developing world with less robust monitoring systems, the Delta variant may already have spread much further than has been reported.
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COVID-19 takes a dire global demographic toll
May 12, 2021 00:36Pandemic deaths, disruptions to fertility and restrictions on migration are causing major social and demographic transformations worldwide.
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97% of Earth's land no longer ecologically intact, study finds
Apr 19, 2021 10:13The vast majority of land on Earth – a shocking 97 percent - that is home to millions of species is no longer qualified as ecologically intact – and humans are to blame, a new study reveals.
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Study finds sharks can help marine ecosystems survive effects of climate change
Mar 03, 2021 11:46The researchers say sharks eat grazing animals that feed on aquatic plants like seagrass — which helps maintain water clarity, stores carbon dioxide and houses fish and other organisms that can keep seas healthy.
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Study finds climate crisis driving great white sharks into colder waters, with devastating effect on wildlife
Feb 17, 2021 06:08Warming oceans—a key meausure of the climate crisis—are forcing great white sharks into colder waters, where they are causing a devastating decrease in wildlife populations, according to new research reported by The Guardian.
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Heatwaves kill plant pests and save favorite giant trees in Australia
Jan 29, 2021 06:07In the complex world of plant ecology, heatwaves aren’t always a bad thing. Rolling days of scorching temperatures can kill off plant pests, such as elm beetles and mistletoe, and even keep their numbers down for years. This is what we saw after the 2009 heatwave that reached a record 46.4℃ in Melbourne and culminated in the catastrophic Black Saturday bushfires. Years later, the trees under threat from the pest species were thriving.
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Video shows British soldier being arrested for opposing UK arming of Saudi Arabia
Sep 02, 2020 12:12British soldier Ahmed Al-Babati has been arrested for opposing the United Kingdom’s role in the Saudi-led US and UK- supported war against Yemen.