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Unhealthy coral fueled by climate change threatening fish and supply: expertsExperts say our rapidly-heating planet is also having a dramatic impact on coral, including in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Awareness is growing on the role of warming ocean temperatures, and the resulting impact on these marine ecosystems. Jackson Proskow reports on the very real implications of unhealthy coral.EnvironmentJun 2
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Global National: June 2Efforts to bring some kind peace in Gaza and Israel hit more roadblocks on Sunday – this time from “within” the Israeli government. On Friday, Israel proposed a peace plan that’s been backed by the U.S. It requires some negotiating with Hamas to bring stability to Gaza. But two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...Global NationalJun 2
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea ‘dying’ at deeper ocean depths than expected: scientistsCoral bleaching is now occurring in deeper waters, according to Luiz Rocha, Curator of Ichthyology, Californian Academy of Sciences, who recently completed diving at mesophotic levels in the Coral Sea and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is the world’s largest and best-managed marine reserve, but despite its extensive protection, Rocha...EnvironmentApr 12
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Bleaching has destroyed over a third of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef: ExpertsMass bleaching has killed more than a third of the coral in the northern and central parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, though corals to the south have escaped with little damage, scientists said on Monday.ScienceMay 30, 2016
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The Travel Lady’s Luxury island Cruise‘Travel Lady’ Lesley Keyter joins Global News Morning to talk about a luxurious 25-day cruise to visit some of the most idyllic islands in the world. The $34 thousand package tour takes vacationers to some of the most exotic spots in the world in style and includes places like Bora Bora in Tahiti, Fiji, Papua...Nov 22, 2022
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British diver dies at Great Barrier ReefA British tourist dies while diving in far north Queensland, the third death on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in the space of a week. Reuters’ Julie Noce reports.WorldNov 19, 2016
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Prince Charles meets late Crocodile Hunter’s family during Great Barrier Reef visitPrince Charles met with Steve Irwin’s widow Terri Irwin and her two children on Friday and participated in a roundtable discussion on the protection of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.WorldApr 6, 2018
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Half of all Great Barrier Reef’s coral has died since 2016A failure to address climate change will lead to a dramatically smaller Greet Barrier Reef, Australian scientists said on Thursday, following a report detailing the extent of the damage from record sea temperatures around the World Heritage Site in 2016.EnvironmentApr 19, 2018
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TELUS World of Science “Exploring Our World… and Beyond!” pre-historic exhibitTELUS World of Science’s Jennifer Bawden shares details on the “Exploring Our World… and Beyond!” pre-historic exhibit, plus the latest IMAX film on the Great Barrier Reef.Global News Morning EdmontonJul 9, 2018
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Why is the Great Barrier reef turning white?Tue, Mar 29: There’s alarming news about the fate of the world’s largest coral reef, the Great Barrier reef off Australia’s east coast. Parts of it are losing the stunningly vibrant colours we all recognize, and becoming washed-out white. Mike Armstrong explains.Global NationalMar 29, 2016
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Australia challenges UN recommendation that Great Barrier Reef be listed as ‘in danger’A United Nations committee recommended Tuesday that the Great Barrier Reef be added to a list of “in danger” World Heritage Sites, prompting an angry response from Australia, which said it had been blindsided by the move and blamed political interference. Environment Minister Sussan Ley defended Australia’s protection of the reef and said Canberra would...WorldJun 22, 2021
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New footage of Great Barrier Reef’s coral bleachingWWF Australia has released startling images of massive coral bleaching along Australia’s Great Barrier ReefScienceMar 21, 2016
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Officials say a certain kind of starfish is eating the Great Barrier ReefA major outbreak of coral-eating crown of thorns starfish has been found munching Australia’s world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, prompting officials to begin culling the spiky marine animals.ScienceJan 5, 2018
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Shark attacks 12-year-old girl near Australia’s Great Barrier ReefA 12-year-old girl was attacked by a shark in waters off Australia’s tropical northeast coast on Thursday, the second attack in the tourist region in recent days.WorldSep 20, 2018
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Drone footage shows thousands of sea turtles nesting on an island near the Great Barrier ReefResearchers from the Queensland Department of Environment and Science said on Tuesday that drone technology has helped them more accurately survey the number of sea turtles nesting on Raine Island, the world’s largest Green Turtle rookery.Jun 10, 2020
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef explodes with colour during massive spawnThere was an explosion of colour and life at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on Tuesday night after marine scientists witnessed the corals fertilizing billions of offspring by casting sperm and eggs into the Pacific Ocean. The spawning event is expected to last two to three days.EnvironmentNov 25, 2021
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Great Barrier Reef outlook downgraded to ‘very poor’Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is now in very poor condition because of human-induced climate change and overfishing, a state agency said on Friday, downgrading the reef’s status to the lowest possible level.EnvironmentAug 30, 2019