Coral reef battle: 'biggest rescue action ever'
queensland November 27, 2018 15:16Scientists are working on the 'biggest and most complicated' attempt ever to save the coral on the Great Barrier Reef in Autralia.
Scientists are working on the 'biggest and most complicated' attempt ever to save the coral on the Great Barrier Reef in Autralia.
One of the most daring missions of the Israeli secret service is now being filmed at Red Sea Diving Resort. The breathtaking operation saved the lives of thousands of Ethiopian Jews in the 1980s, reports the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Many coral reefs can not keep up with the expected rise in sea level. In particular, tropical coasts and low-lying islands have a greater chance of flooding and erosion. This appears Wednesday from international research, where the Dutch researcher Aimée Slangen of NIOZ Zeeonderzoek cooperated. The research is published in the science magazine Nature.
Panamanian former president Ricardo Martinelli will be extradited to Panama by the United States on Monday, where he must go for espionage. One of his lawyers has informed the Reuters news agency. On Friday, the current President Juan Carlos Varela announced that the US State Department would grant the extradition request.
A man from the American town of Gilberttown (Alabama) has become paralyzed after being mistaken for a snake species.
An American aircraft carrier was recovered at a depth of three kilometers in a nautical no man's land. The discovery Tuesday of the USS Lexington in the Coral Sea by an expedition of Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen, according to experts is a big achievement. 'These are the final limits that are being demolished.'
In the Coral Sea the wreck was found of the American aircraft carrier USS Lexington. The Lexington foundered on 8 May 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea after being hit by several Japanese torpedoes and aircraft bombs.
Maya Bay in the bay of Koh Phi Phi is perhaps the most famous tourist attraction in Thailand. Thousands of tourists a day visit the beach and come back with a jealous photo that quickly becomes a jealous postcard. Those hordes of tourists also have a downside: the coral is in danger. That's why the beach closes.
In the island state of Maldives, the state of emergency was declared during an escalating power struggle between the government of President Yameen Abdul Gayoom and the opposition. The government in the capital Malé has the order of the Supreme Court to let a series of opposition leaders be ignored. On Monday, the emergency state for fifteen days was declared.
Seven crewmembers of a ferry disappeared in the Pacific were found in a lifeboat by the crew of a plane of the New Zealand Air Force and were brought on board of a fishing boat on Sunday.
A catastrophe is threatening for the British horse races. To counter gambling reporting, the government introduces a maximum of up to £ 2. That was £ 100. The quoted listed companies then plummeted.
The Australian government commends 1.3 million euros for the rescue of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef. 'This is an open invitation to our best scientists,' environmental minister Josh Frydenberg said Tuesday.
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Like every year, UNESCO, the UN's cultural subdivision, has again selected this year from the numerous applications for World Heritage status. Seventeen places last week received the coveted status, including the Palestinian city of Hebron, to the great horror of the Israelis who believe that the city is more in Jewish history than in Islamic. Election often means that the place can expect a lot of tourists, even though some places are unsuitable for this, for example, nature reserve.
The fugitive Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has been arrested in the US state of Coral Gables in Florida state, according to the US police. He is being searched by Panama for espionage. He would have used government money to spy more than 150 political rivals in the period 2009-2014 when he was president.
Tourism Organizations in Australia are concerned about the growing number of fatal incidents around the Great Barrier Reef, the famous coral reef in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia. Tuesday was a 75-year-old Japanese killed in snorkeling in the area. She was the fourth elderly within a month thereby lost his life.
In a large part of the Great Barrier Reef coral appears to have died in the last nine months. It is an area of 700 square kilometers, which has been destroyed according to Australian scientists two-thirds of the reef.
In a last effort his inheritance to set the fight against climate change safely, President Barack Obama created the largest marine reserve in the world, reports the White House Friday.
Samsung in New York unveiled the new Galaxy Note 7 during a press conference. The large aircraft, which beforehand and the other was leaked, includes an iris scanner to log in, is waterproof and has a 5.7 inch Super Amoled screen.
The warming and acidification of the seawater has devastating effects on the coral on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. In the northern and central region is more than a third of the coral is dead or dying at the point, James Cook University reported Monday.
A chapter on the Great Barrier Reef in a UN report on climate change has been deleted at the request of Australia, because the information would be detrimental to the Australian tourism industry. It reports the Guardian.
Eleven tourists have been injured during a trip to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The boat in which they were caught fire and sank. The 42 passengers on board, mostly Chinese, and four crew members were able to bring themselves in time to rescue rafts to safety. They were bobbing picked up at sea after two hours. Some were found to have broken ribs, others had hypothermia or seasick.
The Australian state of Queensland has put an end to the dumping of industrial dredging in the waters around the famous coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. The parliament of the state passed a law that prohibits to. Nature organizations are particularly pleased.
The coral reef in the world is to lead to whitening. According to scientists, to 38 percent of coral reefs are affected thereby. The US and Australian researchers say the lead to whitening is a result of higher ocean temperatures. This would more than 12,000 square kilometers of reef may be lost, reports the newspaper Brisbane Times.