Reefs set for rapid growth
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Sydney - Coral reefs around the world could grow by up to a third because of rising ocean temperatures, according to a new Australian study which turns on its head the long-held theory that global warming is killing the reefs.
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U.S. scientists say healthy coral reefs provide adjacent coastlines with more protection from tsunamis than do unhealthy or dead reefs.
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A report claims investment in creating a sustainable global economy is rising rapidly.
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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 some Spanish galleon but instead nature's bounty, rows of coral reefs that generate billions of dollars a year in tourism spending.
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A high-tech mooring system lets boaters put in easy (and enjoy the luxury treatment), all while treading lightly on coral that lives on the sea floor. By Nicole Martinelli.
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Scientists have called for almost a third of the world's oceans to be turned into protected areas for marine wildlife - to maintain food supplies and stop damage to underwater habitats and wildlife.
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Hurricanes pose more of a threat than they did 30 years ago because of population growth.
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A creeping rise in sea levels tied to global warming, pollution and damage to coral reefs may make coastlines even more vulnerable to disasters like tsunamis or storms in future, experts said Monday.
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Even coral reefs thought to be pristine are facing challenges, researchers said Thursday launching the International Year of the Reef. The year of the reef is a "campaign to highlight the importance of coral reef ecosystems and to motivate people to protect them," Conrad Lautenbacher, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said at a briefing.
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Scientists are embarking on a project which will explore how global warming is devastating one of the world's most diverse ecosystems, coral reefs.
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A sizable growth in tourism has had a sizable effect on the fragile ecosystem of the GalÃ¡pagos Islands, the globeâs first World Heritage Site.
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A Canadian-led study suggested planned seafloor mining will put undersea habitats supporting rare and potentially valuable organisms at risk.
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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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Clean-up continues with waters still rising in some areas.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 20--Beach restoration in Destin may fi nish early.
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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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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Dec. 14, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- In a move to accelerate Red Reef Labs' ability to offer a sophisticated testing facility in South Florida, Certified Environmental Services, Inc.