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Australia: 'Death By a Thousand Cuts': Coal Boom Could Destroy Great Barrier Reef

2013-05-25 06:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Spiegel: Australia's Great Barrier Reef is rapidly losing its coral, to the point that UNESCO may soon place the natural wonder on its "in danger" list. Climate change is one culprit, but so is the country's booming extraction industry. Environmentalists warn that time is running out for the reef. The man whose job it should be to protect the Great Barrier Reef is actually afraid of water. The vast ocean, with all the creatures it contains, makes him uneasy. Only once has he visited the reef, the world's...

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