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On This Day in History, June 10: Salem witch hangings, Italy enters World War II, the Six-Day War ends, Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment, the Lidice massacre and other major events- Quote of the day by 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin: ‘Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are…’ – A wild lesson in awareness and trust
- 'Mass bleaching event' threatens Australia's Great Barrier Reef's biodiversity
- UN report says Great Barrier Reef should be under ‘in danger’ list of world heritage sitesScientists warn the Great Barrier Reef must be put on the World Heritage sites “in danger” list and that urgent action to rescue it must be...29 Nov, 2022, 11.31 PM IST
- Great Barrier Reef should be put on 'in danger' list, UN panel saysAustralia's Great Barrier Reef should be listed as a world heritage site that is "in danger", a UN panel recommended on Tuesday, saying the...29 Nov, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
- Five major heatwaves in 30 years has turned the Great Barrier Reef into a bleached checkerboardThe Great Barrier Reef is comprised of more than 3,000 individual reefs stretching for 2,300 kilometres, and supports more than 60,000 jobs...05 Nov, 2021, 11.20 AM IST
- Great Barrier Reef in Australia lost more than half of its corals in 3 decadesThe scientists said the loss of these corals means a loss of habitat for interdependent species.15 Oct, 2020, 04.56 PM IST
- Australia reef sees 3rd coral bleaching in 5 yearsAustralia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered “very widespread” damage after rising sea temperatures caused the third mass coral bleaching ev...27 Mar, 2020, 11.30 AM IST
- Mass bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef damaged deeper coralsAlthough deep reefs are often considered a refuge from thermal anomalies, the research, published in the journal Nature Communications, hig...05 Sep, 2018, 12.07 PM IST
- ‘Sun shield’ to save Great Barrier Reef?28 Mar, 2018, 09.20 AM IST
- Great Barrier Reef recovering from coral bleachingCanberra, Sep 12 (IANS) Australia's Great Barrier Reef has almost fully recovered from the worst coral bleaching ever known in recent histo...12 Sep, 2016, 09.32 AM IST
- Industry puts natural heritage sites at stake: WWFAlmost half of all natural World Heritage Sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and Machu Picchu, are threatened by industrial activities...06 Apr, 2016, 10.28 AM IST
- Worst bleaching on record for Great Barrier Reef: ScientistsThe results are based on the aerial surveys of more than 500 coral reefs from Cairns in Australia to Papua New Guinea.29 Mar, 2016, 04.35 PM IST
- Great Barrier Reef may be off danger listOne of the world's greatest natural wonders - The Great Barrier Reef, home to 2,500 individual reefs, 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of ...30 May, 2015, 06.15 AM IST
- Adani group may scrap Great Barrier Reef dumping planNorth Queensland Bulk Ports, GVK Hancock and Adani Group will re-submit a proposal as early as this week to environment minister Greg Hunt ...02 Sep, 2014, 05.31 PM IST
- Adani group may scrap Great Barrier Reef dumping plan"We have encouraged and invited [an alternative proposal] and we'll see if they put it in, and then we'll assess it on its merits," Hunt sa...02 Sep, 2014, 03.59 PM IST
- NASA satellite images to help protect the Great Barrier ReefResearchers from the James Cook University have developed a new technique that analyses the images to assess coastal water quality from spa...13 May, 2014, 04.42 PM IST
- Great Barrier Reef coral halved in 27 years: StudyThe coral cover of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage Site, has halved over the past 27 years due to cyclones, poisonous star...02 Oct, 2012, 02.37 PM IST
- Decline in shark population worldwideSharks are in big trouble on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and worldwide, according to scientists.11 Nov, 2011, 11.09 PM IST
- Chinese ship caused 'significant' damage to Australian reefChinese coal ship that ran aground on Australia's Great Barrier Reef has left "significant scarring and coral damage" to nearly 3 kilometer...13 Apr, 2010, 03.35 PM IST
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