indian ocean coralIn the western Indian Ocean, regional currents compounded the heat effect, bleaching 90 percent of the coral reefs there. With data from a 1994 survey in hand, researchers returned to the Seychelles in 2005 to study the bleaching event's long-term ... Read more
Global Warming Has Devastating Effect on Coral Reefs, Study Shows - National GeographicMarine scientists have discovered hundreds of new animal species on reefs in Australian waters, including brilliant soft corals and tiny crustaceans, according to findings released Thursday. The creatures were found during expeditions run by the ... Read more
Coral Reefs - NewsdayOr multi vitamins.... Ian Leigh, Bristol Not entirely related, but my uncle recalls a shellfish seller who used to trawl his barrow through the streets of Battersea, London, with the cry [adopt loud cockney accent] "I've sailed the four seas, North ... Read more
What were the Seven Seas? - Guardian UnlimitedThe Republic of Maldives is a group of small coral islands in the Indian Ocean region South of India. The country comprises of 1190 islands, of which only 198 islands, grouped in 20 atolls are permanently inhabited. The total area covered by the ... Read more
Maldives: Emerging Theater of Great Game - IndolinkOf all the sacrifices I have made for the children, going on a family holiday to Mauritius was never going to be among the most onerous. It is a beautiful volcanic island, where lush fields of sugar cane have not entirely given way to golf courses ... Read more
Family diving: Buddies in Mauritius - Daily TelegraphI’d never seen a man fall asleep while riding a bike until I came to Zanzibar. He was the only thing moving on the beach, a streak of red shorts and chocolate-brown skin against the sand and the sea. Head down on the handlebars, he had stopped ... Read more
The smart guide to Zanzibar - Times OnlineIn less than two weeks, the Philippine reef will be center stage in San Francisco. The Philippine Coral Reef Exhibit, a permanent exhibit in the brand new home of the world renowned California Academy of Sciences at the heart of Golden Gate Park ... Read more
A living Philippine reef in San Francisco - Global NationThe earth is warming, glaciers are receding and oceans are changing. As a result, habitats are shrinking and species are dying--and many tourists want to see them before they disappear. As scientists have studied and described the Earth's ... Read more
Endangered Natural Wonders Worth Seeing - ForbesIn a world preoccupied with issues of national sovereignty, global security and human rights, it is surprising that the international community remains so ambivalent in the face of a phenomenon - climate change - that threatens to rewrite borders ... Read more
With millions under threat, inaction is unethical - International Herald Tribune(CSRwire) LONDON AND NEW YORK: Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has launched two further components of its Global Coral Reef Conservation Project. This project now consists of three scientific research studies, in Japan, the United States and Seychelles ... Read more
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