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UN panel recommends Great Barrier Reef be put on 'in danger' list
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2022-11-29, Reuters
SYDNEY, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is "in danger", a UN panel recommended on Tuesday,...
Great Barrier Reef should be placed on world heritage ‘in danger’ list, UN-backed report says
In this undated photo provided by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, a diver monitors the health of the Great Barrier Reef off the Australian coast
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2022-11-28, The Guardian
Experts from Unesco and IUCN find climate change threatens reef’s values and work to improve water quality is too slow Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free...
Longer Australian bushfire seasons, more wild weather seen as climate warms - report
The awful bushfires in New South Wales cast a long shadow as far as South Island NZ, 9 November 2019
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2022-11-23, Reuters
SYDNEY, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Australia's climate conditions will worsen in the years ahead, two national agencies said on Wednesday, warning of quicker changes in...
St Barths: Fall in Love with this Stylish Gem2023-02-02
The Associated Press: 02/02/2023, Unit C, Forelands, Kenmare, Co. Kerry, V93 XT57, Ireland // KISS PR BrandStory PressWire // Exclusive is a word always tagged with the French Caribbean outpost St Barthelemy or St Barts, St Barth, or St Barths (depending on who you ask!). This...
8-year-old spearfisherman brushes off shark bite in Australia after he catches fish2023-02-02
New York Post: Originally Published by: New York City finally sees snow Wednesday, ending 328-day snowless streak Mysterious sand slabs appearing on Lake Michigan beach Underwater volcano sends ash shooting skyward in Ring of Fire What started out as a fun afternoon fishing...
Billionaire Foundations Funding Climate Brainwashing In British Schools2023-02-02
Principia Scientific: Climate misinformation is flooding into British schools, funded, it would appear, by the dark, green money of elite billionaire foundations Schoolchildren are encouraged to plot implausible temperature rises of 11°C, taught that alkaline oceans are ‘acidic’,...
Gautam Adani, one of India's most powerful men, suffers a rare defeat2023-02-02
Reuters: NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - India's Gautam Adani, the school dropout who rose to become one of the world's richest men, suffered a stunning defeat on Wednesday when his flagship firm withdrew a blockbuster share sale after an attack by a small U.S....
Newsmaker: Gautam Adani, one of India’s most powerful men, suffers a rare defeat2023-02-01
FX Empire: By ShivamPatel, Aditi Shah and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Gautam Adani, the school dropout who rose to become one of the world’s richest men, suffered a stunning defeat on Wednesday when his flagship firm withdrew a blockbuster share sale...
How to Choose Your Cruise: South Pacific (Silversea Cruises Ltd)2023-02-01
Public Technologies: ) Imagine the bluest water and a warm, scented breeze. Then contrast it with hypnotic fire dancing against a backdrop of ancient, active volcanoes. Even the most imaginative descriptions interpretations are no match for the islands of the South Pacific, where...
Greater Skellig Coast named Ireland's first 'Hope Spot'2023-02-01
BBC News: The Greater Skellig Coast joins famous sights including the Great Barrier Reef on the HopeSpot list....
Scintillating sea creatures and what makes them special2023-02-01
Indian Express: I can\u2019t swim, let alone snorkel or dive, so I have never really encountered these scintillating sea-creatures in their natural environment. But it has done nothing to lessen my admiration and awe of them. These are my five top favourites: Seahorses...
Illinois appellate court upholds restraining order on gun ban2023-01-31
Dispatch Argus: PETER HANCOCK CapitolNewsIllinois SPRINGFIELD — A temporary restraining order that partially blocks Illinois’ new assault weapons ban from being enforced will remain in place after a divided state appellate court panel’s ruling Tuesday. The restraining order...
Tony Sanders to become Illinois superintendent of education2023-01-31
Dispatch Argus: SPRINGFIELD — The IllinoisStateBoard of Education announced Tuesday that Elgin-based School District U-46SuperintendentTony Sanders will become the next state superintendent of education. Sanders, 53, will succeed CarmenAyala, who announced in November...
Shark lunges at boy, 8, as he brings fresh catch on to fishing boat2023-01-31
Metro UK: To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A young boy in Australia had a lucky escape after a shark lunged for his chest while he was out on a fishing trip. Manni Alam had just caught a coral...
Elite Billionaire Foundations Fund Wave of Green Climate Propaganda Flooding into British Schools2023-01-31
The Daily Sceptic: Climate change misinformation is flooding into British schools, funded, it would appear, by the dark green money of elite billionaire foundations. Schoolchildren are encouraged to plot implausible temperatures rises of 11°C, taught that alkaline oceans are...
Desert dusts convert coral reefs into carbon storage2023-01-31
Phys Dot Org: An international study comparing data from Heron Reef and the Middle East's Gulf of Aqaba has disproved the long-held theory that coral reefs only have the capacity to emit CO2. The first-of-its-kind discovery is the result of an international study led by The...
Skellig coast added to list of world's 'Hope Spots'2023-01-31
RTE: A swathe of ocean off the southwest coast has been declared Ireland's first 'HopeSpot' by a a global marine conservation movement. The Greater Skellig Coast has been added to Mission Blue's network of 148 Hope Spots across the globe. Mission Blue, founded by...