Rains helping cool Barrier Reef
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Torrential rains cool northern Australian seas, providing rare relief to the Great Barrier Reef.
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Â· Temperatures of 28C bring relief to seaside resortsÂ· Six die in accidents as traffic jams hit motorways.
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Science & environment: Over-fishing and run-off from agricultural land has caused damage to reefs, says new study
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Blog: Some wet areas of earth will get wetter with climate change.
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By Sally Claunch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 6--ARLINGTON -- Even with the recent rains, many residents are buying plants that don't need a lot of water, nursery owners say.
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By Catherine Clabby, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 3--Eroding beaches and widening estuaries aren't the only water-related trouble expected from climate change in North Carolina.
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Scientists attempt to pair coral with algae that is better able to withstand rising sea temperatures.
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What: The Great Barrier Reef is actually a maze of about 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching along Australia&#39;s east coast, from north of Brisbane to Papua New Guinea.
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A long spell of wet weather is having a 'dramatic effect' on ground nesting bees, a conservation group says.
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Meteorologists at North Carolina State University are working on a way to more accurately measure rainfall in small areas.
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The World Bank is hiring experts in 'adaptation' to a warming world. Coastal planners are starting to take it into account.
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U.S. scientists say they've determined rain evaporation and continental convection play an important part in the tropical water cycle.
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Scientists say there has been a worrying drop in the amount of CO2 soaked up by the world's oceans.
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By JIM FREDA  Boaters finally got a chance to get back out on the water this past weekend as rain, wind and big swells had been the pattern the last two weeks, keeping many boats tied to the docks.
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Scientists have issued their strongest warning so far this year that unusually warm Caribbean Sea temperatures threaten coral reefs that suffered widespread damage last year in record-setting heat.
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Healthy coral reefs provide their adjacent coasts with substantially more protection from destructive tsunami waves than do unhealthy or dead reefs, a Princeton University study suggests.
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Some coral reefs may be protected from global warming by a natural thermostat that regulates sea-surface temperatures in the open ocean, researchers said Wednesday.