The Great Barrier Reef in Danger
4/22/2016
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Satellite image of the Great Barrier Reef. Photo Credit: NASA | Wikimedia Commons |
Two weeks ago I wrote about the mass bleaching event that had struck the Great Barrier Reef due to extra warm ocean waters. Now the aerial and underwater survey results are in and it makes for some very sad reading. Only 7% of the reef remains unaffected, in other words, 93% of the reef has suffered damage from the bleaching event.
Map of the Great Barrier Reef showing results of aerial surveys for 911 reefs. |
Britain Realises Limits 40 Years Too Late
4/20/2016
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collapse
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deflation
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global
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We don't need more reports
40 years of inaction
Rare Earth
4/16/2016
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documentary
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Early Greenland Melt
4/15/2016
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Greenland melt pond. Credit: Michael Studinger, NASA GSFC, 2008 |
Hot in the North
Maps showing areas where melting took place on the 10-11th April. Graph shows standard deviation - percentage of total area where melting occurred. Source: DMI, 2016 |
Who dominates the Baltic Sea?
4/13/2016
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NATO
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Russia
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Clashing powers with no common sense
Geopolitical mess in Central Asia
4/13/2016
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Europe
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Middle East
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Russia
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Historically low groundwater levels in southeast Sweden
4/07/2016
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Sweden
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water
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Photo: Liselotte Tunemar, SGU |
A dry spring in the southeast
Groundwater levels above normal in blue and way below normal in red. Source: SGU (2016) |
Source: SMHI |
8 key trends Spring 2016
4/06/2016
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climate change
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conflict
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corruption
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crisis
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debt
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election
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refugees
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Coastal permafrost collapsing. Source: USGS Alaska Science Center |
Source: Steve Keen, FORBES |
Source: Coral Reef Watch, NOAA |
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