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What’s The Largest National Park In The World?
Cassiope tetragon, North East Greenland National Park taken on September 2003.
Creative Commons / Jerzy Strzelecki/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jerzystrzelecki
2024-05-13, IFL Science
The world’s largest national park also happens to be one of the remotest and harshest places on planet Earth. Located within the Arctic Circle, the NortheastGreenland...
Have the world’s coral reefs already crossed a tipping point?
Bleached branching coral (Acropora sp.) at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef.
Creative Commons / Acropora at English Wikipedia
2024-04-29, Grist
About a year ago, the seas got unusually hot, even by our current, overheated standards. Twelve months of broken records later, the oceans are still more feverish than...
Could some species dying on Earth be saved in outer space?
Conserving biodiversity is essential to address the climate crisis
Public Domain / United States Agency for International Development
2024-04-22, Sandhills Express
Plants and animals are dying off at an unprecedented rate on Earth. Some scientists are looking to outer space for a solution. The idea is called a lunar biorepository, a...
Study shows wind patterns key in causing coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef2024-10-21
Phys Dot Org: The urgent fight to protect Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef from disastrous mass coral bleaching events has been given a significant boost, with new research from Monash University identifying wind patterns as a key cause. Until now, the cause behind the...
Here's how much sand will get dumped on these northern Ocean County beaches this winter2024-10-21
app: The long-awaited Northern OceanCounty beach replenishment project is likely to begin this winter after the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers announced Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has been awarded a $73.5 million contract to complete the work. Stephen Rochette,...
Concerning twist in search for missing teenage girl Isla Bell after she disappeared from her...2024-10-21
The Daily Mail: A desperate search for a missing teenager who disappeared 17 days ago has escalated with an investigative crime unit now joining in. IslaBell, 19, was last seen leaving her home in Brunswick, inner-north Melbourne, at about 6pm on October 4. Her friends and...
Rail to the Reef: an easy train journey to one of the greatest natural wonders2024-10-20
The Observer: Stretching from south-east Queensland to the tip of Cape York, the Great Barrier Reef is by far the largest reef system in the world. It’s made up of 3,000 individual reefs, crosses the sea country of more than 70 traditional owner groups and, according to the...
Coral bleaching event is biggest on record2024-10-19
Taipei Times: STILL GROWING: The ongoing bleaching event, the fourth since 1998, surpassed the previous record of 65.7 percent in half the time, and is still increasing, an NOAA expert said AFP, WASHINGTON A global episode of heat-related coral bleaching has grown to the...
What is a living shoreline, and could it help Georgetown beaches fight erosion?2024-10-19
Aiken Standard: GEORGETOWN — Lashed by boat wakes and high tides, the shoreline at Morgan Park has been washing away for years. Now, it can begin to heal. The Boyd Living Shoreline Project will be finished Oct. 19, Shannon Merino said. He's the project director for Zulu...
Global coral bleaching event biggest on record: US agency2024-10-18
Potter Leader-Enterprise: A global episode of heat-related coral bleaching has grown to the largest on record, US authorities said Friday, sparking worry for the health of key marine ecosystems. From the beginning of 2023 through October 10, 2024, "roughly 77 percent of the world's...
Disabled mothers in northwestern Syria face additional challenges, inadequate services2024-10-18
Syria Direct: IDLIB — Eleven years after Safaa Hanno (a pseudonym), 30, lost her legs in an airstrike on her home in ReefDimashq, she gave birth to a daughter eight months ago in Afrin city, in opposition-controlled northwestern Syria. “At my first check-up, the doctor...
At The Bottom Of The Great Blue Hole, Divers Find Wonderful And Worrying Sights2024-10-18
IFL Science: Relics of the distant past, as well as recent tragedies, dwell within the cerulean depths of the Great Blue Hole in Belize. The Great Blue Hole is a large marine sinkhole in the Caribbean Sea, some 70 kilometers (43 miles) from the coast of Belize. With a...
10 of the best safari and beach holidays2024-10-18
The Times/The Sunday Times: Even the most exotic destination can lose its sheen once the novelty of being somewhere new starts to fade. One way to keep the excitement alive is a mid-break change of scenery to bring a new kind of adventure. With endless flight combinations and tour...