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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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Plenty of people in Florida aren&#39;t thinking beyond Hurricane Charley, but forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say it&#39;s getting busy in the tropics.
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Blog: Some wet areas of Earth will get wetter with climate change.
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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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As rains dilute the salt water and create stagnant pools that could serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes, fears have arisen about a surge in viral and parasitic diseases.
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Along with their destructive force, hurricanes can have beneficial effects as part of the rhythm of nature. Storms that erode beaches, uproot trees and flatten wildlife habitats may also refresh waterways, revive dry areas and bulk up barrier islands with redistributed sand...
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TAMPA, Florida  - Tropical Storm Barry bore down on Florida on Saturday with high winds and torrential rains, but the downpour was welcomed in a parched state that has been battling stubborn wildfires.
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No one doubts that human-induced climate change has been killing corals across the globe. The question is whether humans can help save them before the devastation is complete.
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WILLEMSTAD, Curacao  - Gusty winds knocked down trees and stinging rain flooded streets in the Netherlands Antilles on Sunday as Hurricane Felix passed north of the Dutch Caribbean islands, intensifying rapidly over warm waters.
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Along with their destructive force, hurricanes can have beneficial effects as part of the rhythm of nature. Storms that erode beaches, uproot trees and flatten wildlife habitats may also refresh waterways, revive dry areas and bulk up barrier islands with redistributed sand.
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The average temperature of the water near the top of the Earth's oceans has significantly cooled since 2003.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef could be dead within decades because of global warming, a leaked IPCC report says.
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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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Fertilizer and sediment runoff from sugarcane, banana and pineapple plantations are threatening tourism by damaging a coral reef stretching along the Caribbean coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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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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A sharp improvement in the weather has seen the teams start day four of the first test between Australia and New Zealand on time at the &#39;Gabba.
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By BRIAN SKOLOFF  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Just below the sea's surface off Florida's southeast coast lies a virtual gold mine.  It's not sunken treasure or a Spanish galleon but rather nature's bounty: rows of coral reefs that generate billions of dollars a year in tourism spending.