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Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging

Wildlife | The Guardian

Wildlife | The Guardian

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July 4, 2026

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Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging

Exclusive: Most of the island’s corals are likely to be species that have not been formally described by science, researcher saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScientists fear unique corals that fringe Australia’s remote Norfolk Island could disappear because of a triple threat of disease, El Niño and a federal government plan to dredge a neighbouring shipping channel.A failure to manage sediment and pollution washing into bays from cattle farming, cleared land along with wastewater has been blamed for widespread disease and outbreaks of algae over the corals. Continue reading...

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Eyewitness News Bahamas

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· Jun 27, 2026

BNT: Tourism Industry Serves as Vector in Spreading Coral Reef Disease

BNT: Tourism Industry Serves as Vector in Spreading Coral Reef Disease

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jun 27, 2026

Lubang biru terumbu karang ditemukan di Laut China Selatan

BEIJING: Lubang biru terumbu karang pertama China, lekukan semula jadi besar di dasar laut, dikenal pasti di perairan berhampiran Pulau Huangyan di Laut China Selatan, dan didapati menjadi kawasan tumpuan biodiversiti. Menurut laporan yang dikeluarkan pada Khamis, teknologi DNA alam sekitar digunakan oleh saintis untuk mengesan lebih daripada 2,700 spesies marin di dalam dan sekitar ... Read more The post Lubang biru terumbu karang ditemukan di Laut China Selatan appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Borneo Bulletin

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· Jul 3, 2026

Reef balls cast for sustainable fisheries

Reef balls cast for sustainable fisheries

South China Morning Post

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· Jul 4, 2026

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef avoids ‘in danger’ listing by Unesco

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, a major tourism drawcard, has avoided being listed as endangered despite the United Nations reporting “utmost concern” about mass coral bleaching and the impact of climate change. Canberra welcomed on Saturday the draft decision by Unesco to maintain the World Heritage status of the 2,300km-long (1,426-mile) reef stretching along the coast of Queensland state. Unesco has been monitoring the reef annually since 2021, when it warned it was at risk of being placed on...

Wildlife | The Guardian

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· Jul 10, 2026

Pacific gray whales facing ‘catastrophic’ die-off as climate crisis hits food supply

Trump administration urged to relist a species in ‘very, very serious trouble’ under Endangered Species ActClimate change is driving a gray whale “catastrophic mortality event” in the Pacific Ocean as melting sea ice depletes food sources and the animals starve, environmental groups warn.Meanwhile, a range of other issues, like ship strikes, oil spills, microplastic pollution, algal blooms and Russian harvesting are also probably contributing to the die-off that has nearly halved the whales’ estimated population. It fell from 20,000 in 2019 to fewer than 13,000 this year, and the deaths appear to be accelerating. Continue reading...

Our News Bahamas

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· Jun 25, 2026

Experts Sound Alarm as Coral Disease Threatens Bahamas Reefs

UNITED STATES - Scientists, environmental officials and conservation groups gathered at an MSC-hosted summit to address the spread of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease threatening Bahamian reefs.

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Related coverage for "Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging": Eyewitness News Bahamas — BNT: Tourism Industry Serves as Vector in Spreading Coral Reef Disease. Utusan Malaysia — Lubang biru terumbu karang ditemukan di Laut China Selatan. Borneo Bulletin — Reef balls cast for sustainable fisheries. South China Morning Post — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef avoids ‘in danger’ listing by Unesco. Wildlife | The Guardian — Pacific gray whales facing ‘catastrophic’ die-off as climate crisis hits food supply. Our News Bahamas — Experts Sound Alarm as Coral Disease Threatens Bahamas Reefs