Floods, cyclones, heat stress and predatory starfish contributing to impacts as fourth planet-wide bleaching event confirmedThe Great Barrier Reef is in the midst of what could be its worst summer on record with a widespread and extreme coral bleaching event coming on top of floods, two cyclones and outbreaks of coral-eating starfish, according to an official Australian government report.The “summer snapshot” report released by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian...
It’s never been so bad. The Great Barrier Reef, which is one of nature’s most iconic mosaics of biodiversity, is on the ropes because of extreme global warming. Coral bleaching at the World Heritage-listed reef is “experiencing its worst mass bleaching event on record.” (Source: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is ‘Transforming’ from Repeated Coral Bleaching, More
A team of marine biologists, conservationists and environmentalists affiliated with multiple institutions in Australia has found that controlled culling of starfish can revitalize or promote regrowth of sections of the Great Barrier Reef.
The world is not doing enough to protect coral reefs, the United Nations’ special envoy for the ocean said Tuesday in defense of the marine ecosystems that protect biodiversity, sustain underwater life and produce some of the oxygen we breathe.
A report, published by the International Coral Reef Institute, reveals that since 2023 there have been mass bleaching of coral reefs in at least 53 countries, territories and local economies.
Policing minister Chris Philp shocked the audience - who gasped and laughed as he repeatedly blundered in front of the camera.
Are we in the midst of a climate crisis? Broadly speaking, there are three answers to this question. Yes and we must decarbonize immediately. King Charles III delivered the keynote speech at the COP28 international climate conference organized by the United Nations last December. A confident and persuasive public speaker, Charles called for a “zero-carbon future”
The Rising crew sits down to discuss what questions people hate getting asked.
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Howard Stern is interviewing President Joe Biden on his SiriusXM show on Friday. And if the former shock jock-turned-Democratic-activist's comments over the past few years are any indication, including an embarrassingly fawning interview with Hillary Clinton, expect Stern to make this conversation as friendly and comfortable as possible for the 81-year-old president. So, instead of pressing Biden on the issues Americans care about most, expect a heavy focus on both men sharing just how horrible...
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