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Climate changes affecting Maldives coral reefs getting bleached due to warmer sea temperature
2016-08-09 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
India Live: After the Great Barrier reef, Maldives is the new victim of climate change. About 60% of the once-pristine coral reefs of the Maldives have been bleached and in some area this figures reaches to 90%. The study was conducted by the Maldives Marine Research Centre and the Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Indian Ocean archipelago is known for its colorful coral gardens but The Ocean Agency says that a strong El...
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Bleached Great Barrier Reef corals sickest ever, warn scientists
2016-06-23 10:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Corals are dying rapidly and sustained high sea temperatures will make it harder than ever to recover, say researchers A scientist assesses the damage in a bleached coral reef (Pic: XL Catlin Seaview Survey) Corals affected by mass bleaching on the northern Great Barrier Reef are the sickest Australian scientists have ever seen. The corals have been hit by unusually high sea temperatures a consequence of El Nio, the periodic blister of heat that bubbles up in the Pacific and started...
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Scientists Confirm: 93% of Great Barrier Reef Now Bleached
2016-04-21 15:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Great Barrier Reef is under siege from climate change and coal, with scientists confirming that 93 percent of the world heritage area is now suffering from severe coral bleaching. The unprecedented event, caused by climate change warming the ocean, is being called an environmental assault on the largest coral ecosystem on Earth. Only around 50 percent of the impacted corals are expected to survive, and in some areas, only a mere 10 percent may recover. So heavy is the toll, 56 scientists...
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Healthy, Dying, Dead: What It Looks Like WhenReef Is Bleached
2015-12-05 20:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Sometimes, when things aren't quite right with the oceans, a once-pristine, colorful reef will start to die. Corals that take thousands of years to grow, polyp-by-tiny-polyp, get a little finicky when it comes to temperature or chemical changes in the water. And in the span of just a few months, an underwater rainbow can turn a bright, ghostly white. What's striking when you see the photos is how unnatural it all seems. The phenomenon goes by the dreaded name of bleaching. It's happening now around...
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Financial Analysts: Bleached Board and Market Pulp - Fluff binge; Is...
2015-03-31 23:55:25| Paper - Topix.net
IP Converting Riegelwood Mill to Fluff/Softwood Pulp - This morning, International Paper announced it was investing $135 million at its bleached board mill in Riegelwood, NC to convert from making 350,000 tons of bleached board to 400,000 tons of fluff/softwood market pulp. The project is to ramp up in mid-2016.
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