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Caribbean coral reefs could disappear "within a few decades."
2014-07-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: Coral reefs in the Caribbean are on track to "virtually disappear within a few decades," a major new report warns. But there's also a way to slow decline. Protecting just a single fish -- the brightly colored parrotfish -- could help save the reefs from doom. There's little doubt that the Caribbean's coral reefs have declined sharply since the 1970s, under heavy stress from invasive pathogens, overfishing, coastal pollution, tourism, and now global warming that's heating up the oceans. It's...
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Typhoon Neoguri: Japan braces for largest storm in decades
2014-07-08 13:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Japans weather agencies have warned of high waves and strong winds, as Typhoon Neoguri skims the outer islands of the Pacific nation. Flights have been grounded, affecting 24,000 passengers, and people have been encouraged to leave their homes in favour of community shelters in anticipation of the storm. Wind speeds have already reached 157mph, prompting severe weather warnings. The storm is centred near the island of Okinawa, 15,000km from Tokyo. The city of Miyako, with 55,000 residents,...
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Hit by slime, Caribbean corals could vanish in two decades: report
2014-07-02 08:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Most coral reefs in the Caribbean could vanish in the next two decades, hit by the loss of fish and sea urchins that eat a slime of coral-smothering algae, a U.N.-backed study said on Wednesday. The review, the most comprehensive to date of Caribbean reefs that are vital tourist attractions for many island nations, said climate change had played only a minor role in the reefs' demise, despite past speculation it was a main cause. "With only about one-sixth of the original coral cover left, most...
Ralph Lauren reflects on 5 decades in fashionRalph Lauren reflects on ...
2014-06-20 20:44:57| Apparel - Topix.net
Ralph Lauren reflects on 5 decades in fashion The 74-year-old fashion designer was honored Tuesday by the Smithsonian Institution.
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Smithsonian honours Ralph Lauren for his 5 decades in fashion, work to preserve US flag
2014-06-17 16:57:16| Apparel - Topix.net
On Tuesday, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will help present the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal to the designer at the National Museum of American History.
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