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• Coral reefs may be affected due to sea warming

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Coral reefs, the most diverse marine habitat that support half-a-million species, may start losing dominance from Indian seas starting 2030 following increase in sea temperature, says a new study.Scientists from the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin studied the coral ...
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• Expedition to the Raja Ampat Islands: Sacred Lagoon, A Magical Place

  
  Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy — Authority: 503
  (Editor’s note: Conservancy Senior Marine Scientist Alison Green is on an expedition to the Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia — amidst some of the most spectacular and biodiverse coral reef ecosystems in the world. Catch up on all her posts from the expedition .) This afternoon we went looking for a place that ...
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• Why the Great Barrier Reef isn’t magically ‘blue again’

  
  Climate Shifts — Authority: 132
  The Australian newspaper published a contentious article titled ‘ How the reef became blue again ‘ last weekend, discussing the ‘resilience’ of the Great Barrier Reef to climate change. On a whole the article did a pretty good job in getting the scientific facts correct, but the debate and ensuing discussion ...
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• To Save Fish, Conservation Loops in the Locals

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 154
  Conservationists are learning to collaborate with people -- and their cultures -- to help preserve biodiversity.
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• Invigorating Kayaking in Koh Samui

  
  Travel, Travel Vacations, Travel City, European Travel and more Informations — Authority: 453
  Koh Samui is an island off the coast of Thailand, with abundant natural resources, coconut trees, coral reefs and inviting sandy beaches. Historically coconuts were the main cash crop for locals, but now tourism has become the main industry.The island is thought to have been first inhabited by fishermen from Southern ...
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• Expedition to the Raja Ampat Islands: A Close Encounter with a Dugong

  
  Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy — Authority: 503
  (Editor’s note: Conservancy Senior Marine Scientist Alison Green is on an expedition to the Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia — amidst some of the most spectacular and biodiverse coral reef ecosystems in the world. Catch up on all her posts from the expedition .) Marine mammals such as whales and dolphins are ...
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• Copenhagen: the sweet sound of exploding watermelons

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  I take it all back. Copenhagen was worth it, after all – if only for the sphincter-bursting rage its supposed failure has caused among our libtard watermelon chums. (That’s watermelon, as in: green on the outside, red on the inside). As Damian reports, on Twitter they’re all planning to cleanse Mother Gaia of their ...
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• Coal plant could damage rainforest reserves, coal reefs, palm oil plantations in Malaysian Borneo

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 143
  A proposed coal-fired power plant in Malaysian Borneo could damage the regions world-renowned coral reefs, pollute air and water supplies, open Sabahs biodiverse rainforests to mining, and undermine the states effort to promote itself as a destination for "green" investment and ecotourism, warn environmentalists ...
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• SEAL THE DEAL!

  
  WERI CHANNEL — Authority: 116
       The Seal the Deal! campaign is mobilising political leaders, the business sector and civil society on an ambitious, global scale to raise a strong call for urgent and united action on climate change.     Combating climate change is an investment with strong returns, today and for many generations to ...
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• Copenhagen climate conference’s giant globe: A sign of things to come?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  An enormous white globe dangled in Copenhagen’s Bella Centre, the location of the world’s largest ever leaders’ summit on climate change, could be an unintended yet chilling sign of things to come. An observant attendee made it clear by scribbling on the giant model of the earth that its designers forgot to ...
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• Expedition to the Raja Ampat Islands: The Beauty of Cooperation

  
  Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy — Authority: 503
  (Editor’s note: Conservancy Senior Marine Scientist Alison Green is on an expedition to the Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia — amidst some of the most spectacular and biodiverse coral reef ecosystems in the world. Catch up on all her posts from the expedition .) While I’m here in Raja Ampat , I’ve been ...
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• Sarkozy’s tough message on climate – did it get through?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  After one and a half days of mostly uninspired and often irrelevant speeches by world leaders, French President Nicolas Sarkozy walked to the podium at UN climate talks in Copenhagen and produced a seven minute rallying cry - focused, energetic and packed with more punch than the rest put together. Jabbing his ...
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• The strange spectacle of too many heads of government

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  There are around 120 heads of government at the Copenhagen climate talks, so many that it’s hard to keep track of the exact number. Their presence has been trumpeted as a sign of the world’s commitment to tackling climate change. But in return for showing up, they all want a chance to address the conference – ...
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• Auxiliary verbs at 10pm and the scarcest resource – sleep

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  The issues are global and urgent, but the bureaucracy can sometimes be mind-bogglingly slow and petty. After a day of stalled talks, the 193 nations at UN-led climate talks finally met for a plenary to discuss one of the main drafts floating around the summit, just two days (and two hours) from the deadline for a ...
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• Sea level rise may be even more urgent than previously thought

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  London, December 17 (ANI): A new study has suggested that as a result of global warming, sea level rise may be even more urgent than previously thought.According to a report in Nature News, Robert Kopp, a palaeoclimatologist at Princeton University in New Jersey, and his colleagues examined sea level rise during the ...
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• Another reef project for Phuket

  
  Big Blue Tech News — Authority: 131
  Local divers will welcome the news that three old ships are scheduled to be sunk off Racha Yai Island to create a new artificial reef. The project, organized by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMRC) regional office in Phuket and a host of other local government agencies, is scheduled to start next ...
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• Expedition to the Raja Ampat Islands: Weird and Wonderful Corals

  
  Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy — Authority: 503
  (Editor’s note: Conservancy Senior Marine Scientist Alison Green is on an expedition to the Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia — amidst some of the most spectacular and biodiverse coral reef ecosystems in the world. Catch up on all her posts from the expedition .) We are in Southeast Misool , which boasts some ...
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• Can you trust the science?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Today we pose the question to our virtual panel of experts, “How far can we trust the science of climate change?” Join the debate and leave your comments below. Bjorn Lomborg , statistician and author of “The Skeptical Environmentalist”: The vast majority of climate scientists tell us that increases ...
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• Rainy Taiwan faces awkward water shortage

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
   Chronically rainy Taiwan faces a rare water shortage as leaders ask that people on the dense, consumption-happy island of 23 million finally start changing habits as dry weather is forecast into early 2010.  Taiwan, a west Pacific island covered with rainforests and topical fruit orchards, is used to rain in ...
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• Are the Copenhagen climate talks failing?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  In the last few days it has seemed like the only thing everyone can agree on in Copenhagen is that time is running out. The heads of state start arriving today and descend in full force on Thursday. Negotiators say they don’t want their leaders arguing over the placement of a comma or a set of brackets, and so ...
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