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The Great Barrier Reef is at “elevated and imminent risk” of widespread coral bleaching again this year, according to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The authority told the Queensland Government in a briefing note that an “unusually warm winter and a second warm summer has resulted in more heat stress accumulating in more Continue Reading →
Philippines environment secretary, Regina Lopez, last week cancelled one third of new mining contracts on environmental grounds. She also rejected calls to reverse her earlier decision to close 23 of the existing 41 mines in the Philippines on the grounds they are polluting drinking water. “You kill the watershed, you kill life” she told media Continue Reading →
Incredible levels of toxic organic compounds have been discovered in the Mariana and the Kermadex Trench in the mid Pacific. The toxins were found in crustraceans collected between 8,000 and 10,000 metres below sea level at levels higher than the most polluted mines in Australia, Japan and the Philippines. Their use is banned in most developed Continue Reading →
Researchers at Edith Cowan and Monash Universities wrote last week that alcohol remains the major cause of violence in Australia, despite the media focus on methamphetamines (ICE) and demonization of party drugs. Stephen Bright and Martin Williams report that 47% of homicides involve violence and nine times as many people reporting violence as a result Continue Reading →
One week after a hole in chamber 2 of the Fukishima nuclear reactor was discovered to be leaking highly toxic waste into the groundwater, radiation levels 9 times higher than those immediately after the disaster have been detected inside the reactor. A robot used to explore the internal chambers was destroyed by radiation over one Continue Reading →
The Japan Times reports that Japanese youth are disinterested in sex and romance contributing to an ongoing decline in the population of Japan. A survey by marriage-counseling firm, O-Net, reveals that only one in four 20 year olds are involved in a romantic relationship. A study by the Japan Family Planning Association revealed that one Continue Reading →