Alarm sounded for Caribbean coral
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US conservationists say nearly two-thirds of the Caribbean's coral reefs are threatened by human activities.
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Scientists attempt to pair coral with algae that is better able to withstand rising sea temperatures.
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The soft orange glow of a common Caribbean coral comes not from the coral itself but from bacteria that live inside it, U.S. scientists said on Thursday.
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The British Cayman Islands were braced for Hurricane Ivan to hit after ravaging Jamaica and killing 11. As Jamaicans began the massive clean-up operation in the wake of the category
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Residents stocked up to prepare for a storm that has already swamped communities in the Caribbean and reportedly killed dozens.
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Emergency evacuation is under way for British tourists on Caribbean islands threatened by Hurricane Ivan.
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At least 9 persons were reported to have died on the Caribbean Island of Grenada, following a direct hit from Hurricane Ivan. A report from the BBC, delayed because of damage to communications facilities, said
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Tropical Storm Jeanne formed in the  northeastern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, prompting storm alerts  for Puerto Rico and a host of small islands.
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The deadly hurricanes that have battered the Southeast and the Caribbean this year may be a sign of things to come as climate change heats up the tropical oceans where such storms are born, scientists warned Thursday.
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  - Troops secured  buildings against looters and authorities imposed a  dusk-to-dawn curfew as the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada  struggled to recover on Friday from Hurricane Ivan's  devastating strike.
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Authorities were trying to determine the origin of a fuel spill that could threaten coral reefs off Puerto Rico, the government said Thursday.
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Scientists predict killer tsunamis could strike the Caribbean, which lacks a warning system even though its seabed is gouged by some of the world's deepest trenches, where the giant waves can be generated by tectonic activity, and its low-lying islands are heavily populated along their coastlines.
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Electro-shock therapy is being tested as a way of saving some of the world's endangered corals.
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The strongest storm to hit the Caribbean in 14 years now has Jamaica in its sights. Hurricane Ivan is expected to hit the Island nation on Friday.
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The U.S. weather agency didn't have the phone numbers nor staff to alert all Indian Ocean coastal countries when it saw the first signs that tsunamis could be heading their way, its top official said Thursday. He cautioned that the Caribbean and Atlantic also lack an early-warning system.
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The small islands of the northern Caribbean were on alert on Monday for a close encounter with powerful Hurricane Frances, while the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston limped through North Carolina.
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The latest Caribbean hurricane shifts course and veers towards Trinidad and Tobago, say officials.