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Australia: WWF: Worst coral bleaching on Lizard Island since 2002 a cause for concern

2016-03-01 07:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Telegraph: Reports that Lizard Island is experiencing the worst coral bleaching since 2002 is a major concern for the Great Barrier Reef, WWF-Australia said on Tuesday. The organisation today released photographs of the damage showing a wide variety of corals being impacted. WWF Great Barrier Reef campaigner Louise Matthiesson said Lizard Island, in far north Queensland, is being hit amid forecasts of more risk of coral bleaching on the Reef in March. "If conditions continue to worsen, the Great Barrier...

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Australia: Feuds and infighting as nuclear waste dump plan tears communities apart

2016-03-01 07:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Peter and Sue Woolford were born and bred in the small rural community of Kimba in South Australias Eyre Peninsula. The 1,000-strong town rallied behind the couple when their teenage son, Matthew, died in a farming accident 12 years ago. The comfort provided by the practical and emotional support offered by friends and neighbours during this time of grief was immeasurable, Sue tells Guardian Australia, which makes it all the more difficult to see the community turning against each other now....

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El Nino has eased to moderate levels: Australia weather bureau

2016-03-01 05:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: An ongoing El Nino weather pattern is now at moderate levels, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said on Tuesday, as associated climate indicators have eased. Pacific Ocean sea temperatures have eased in the last two weeks, the BOM said, pushing the severity of the El Nino down from strong to moderate levels. The El Nino is expected to end by the second quarter of 2016, the BOM said. The Australian weather bureau said a La Nina weather event remains a possibility, though neutral...

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Australia donates $7 million to aid cyclone-hit Fiji

2016-02-29 05:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Australia said on Monday it would donate A$10 million ($7.1 million) to fund relief efforts in Fiji, where more than 60,000 people are sheltering in evacuation centers more than a week after the Pacific island nation was hit by its worst cyclone. Tropical Cyclone Winston, the worst ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, brought wind gusts of up to 325 kph (200 mph), and wreaked devastation, killing at least 42 people, with fears the toll could rise. The funds, earmarked to provide food,...

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Australia sends relief ship to Fiji in wake Cyclone Winston

2016-02-27 05:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Australia is sending a relief ship to Fiji to assist in the recovery effort after Cyclone Winston, the worst ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, tore through the island nation last Saturday, as the sheer scale of the disaster becomes clearer. The death toll from the category five storm remains at 42, according to a statement from Fiji's National Disaster Management Office, although that figure is expected to rise. Many communities remain without water and it could be weeks before electricity...

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