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U.S. finally removes minesweeper from UN-protected coral reef

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The Philippines on Sunday welcomed the removal of a US minesweeper that had been stuck on a protected coral reef for 10 weeks, but stressed that compensation must be paid for the environmental damage. Salvage crews contracted by the US Navy Saturday extracted the last remaining piece of the USS…

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Great Barrier Reef coral halved in 27 years: study

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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years due to storms, poisonous starfish and bleaching linked to climate change, a study found on Tuesday. The research by scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS) and the University of Wollongong…

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In half century, Brazil lost 80% of coral reef: study

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In just five decades, Brazil has lost 80 percent of the coral reef once found along 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) of its northeastern coast, according to a study cited by local media Sunday. Brazil’s reef ecosystems — with 18 species of coral, algae and at least three types of fish…

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