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The Great Barrier Reef is a victim of climate change – but it could be part of the solution
File - Aerial View of the Great Barrier Reef.
2021-07-26, The Guardian
We are fast approaching unstoppable climate change. If we don’t take drastic action to cut our global greenhouse gas emissions at the United NationsClimate Change...
Sydney adds four weeks to lockdown as Australia COVID-19 cases grow2021-07-28
New York Post: More On: australia Embattled software firm GetSwift to list shares in New York after fleeing Australia Crafty cockatoos master dumpster diving and teach each other UNESCO chides Australia over Great Barrier Reef proposal Australia, under lockdown, sees...
Engineering With Nature’s Tyndall Coastal Resilience Study recognized with international award (US Army Corps of Engineers)2021-07-28
Public Technologies: ) VICKSBURG, Miss. - The U.S.Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and its partners received the U.K.Environment AgencyFlood & CoastInternationalExcellenceAward June 30 for the Tyndall CoastalResilienceStudy. The study focused on rebuilding Tyndall Air Force...
Unesco: UK area bids to join Pyramids & Taj Mahal on World Heritage list2021-07-27
BBC News: An area famous for its slate industry could join the Great Wall of China and the USA's Grand Canyon as a Unesco World Heritage Site later. The slate landscape of north-west Wales is the UK's bid as the World Heritage Committee meet in China this...
EXCLUSIVE: Biden Mileage Rule to Exceed Obama Climate Goal2021-07-27
NBCBayArea: In a major step against climate change, PresidentJoe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years. He's then aiming for even tougher anti-pollution rules after that to forcefully reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
Letters to the editor: Mirabai Chanu wins silver at Olympics, deteriorating condition of the Great Barrier Reef2021-07-27
The Telegraph India: Moment of glory Sir — India has reasons to be elated because for the first time in its history, the country has won an Olympic medal on the very first day of the event (“Chanu lifts India out of bronze age”, July 25). For Mirabai Chanu, who failed at all her...
Australia Successfully Lobbies to Keep Great Barrier Reef Off 'In Danger' List2021-07-27
Treehugger: A whirlwind lobbying effort in Europe to delay a downgrade rating by UNESCO of the Great Barrier Reef has won the Australian government a reprieve—for now. In June, UNESCO recommending that the Great Barrier Reef, a natural wonder stretching over 1,420...
Ancient Romanian gold mine awarded UNESCO world heritage status, complicating ongoing legal battle with Canadian company2021-07-27
Russia Today: The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has awarded Romania’s Rosia Montana gold mine world heritage status. However, the move may complicate an ongoing lawsuit with a Canadian company. During the latest session of the UN...
French city of Nice wins UNESCO world heritage status2021-07-27
Urdu Point: The United Nation's cultural organisation said on Tuesday that it had added the FrenchMediterranean city of Nice to its world heritage list Nice, France, (APP - UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 27th Jul, 2021 ) :The United Nation's cultural organisation said...
Dholavira now a World Heritage site; fascinating facts about Harappan-era city [details]2021-07-27
International Business Times: Days after UNESCO World Heritage tag was given to Ramappa temple in Telangana, Dholavira, a Harappan-era city, in Gujarat has been inscribed on the World Heritage List. With this, Gujarat now has four world heritage sites, including Champaner near Pavagadh,...
Record Coral At Great Barrier Reef Shames Alarmists And Media2021-07-27
Principia Scientific: The annual data on coral cover for the Great Barrier Reef, produced by the Australian Institute of Marine Science, was released on Monday showing the amount of coral on the reef is at record high levels. Record high, despite all the doom stories by our reef...
‘Outrageous’ JobKeeper payments to Great Barrier Reef Foundation ‘should be repaid’2021-07-27
The Daily Telegraph Australia: Nationals SenatorMatt Canavan says the Great Barrier ReefFoundation receiving JobKeeper payments during COVID is...
UNESCO Says Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Isn’t In Danger Yet. Many Environmentalists and Divers Disagree2021-07-27
Time Magazine: TonyFontes first went scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef in 1979 on a trip to Australia. Fontes, a native Californian, was so entranced that he decided to stay and work as a dive instructor at Airlie Beach, a coastal resort town in Queensland that serves...
Breaking Boundaries (documentary film review)2021-07-27
Resilience: ShareTweetPrintBreaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet A Netflix Original documentary; a Silverback Films production in association with Indikate Productions. Directed and produced by Jon Clay; narrated by David Attenborough; edited by Philippa...
UNESCO Says Australia's Great Barrier Reef Isn't In Danger Yet. Many Environmentalists and Divers Disagree2021-07-27
Time: TonyFontes first went scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef in 1979 on a trip to Australia. Fontes, a native Californian, was so entranced that he decided to stay and work as a dive instructor at Airlie Beach, a coastal resort town in Queensland that serves...