Great Barrier Reef
Australia's Largest Mining Project Moves Forward, Despite Weak Demand for Coal
The $17 billion mining project would produce 20 percent more emissions each year than New York City and require ocean dredging nearby the Great Barrier Reef.
The World's Coral Reefs Are Undergoing a Massive Die-Off
Corals are the canary in the coal mine and they could become the first species lost to warming oceans brought about by climate change.
Australia Is Letting the Great Barrier Reef Die Over a Lot of Coal
The Great Barrier Reef is dying, and only politicians can save it.
'Worst Bleaching Ever' Observed on the Great Barrier Reef
A new survey shows extensive damage to the most famous coral reef in the world.
Coral Bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef Sure Looks a Lot Like Climate Change
Coral die offs have become all too common. As Dr. Tyrone Ridgway explained, "There's been bleaching in Hawaii this year, Caledonia, and now Australia."
The Australian Government Just Approved Dredging the Reef, Again
Despite new resolutions to curb climate change and save the reef, Australia has re-approved dredging of the coal port at Abbot Point.
Your Sunscreen Is Destroying the Great Barrier Reef
And so the chain of environmental devastation continues.
An Autonomous Starfish Terminator Could Help Save the Great Barrier Reef
A small yellow submarine will be the harbinger of doom for crown-of-thorn starfish in the Great Barrier Reef.
Here’s What UNESCO Should Have Told Australia
Australia will leave the World Heritage Committee Meeting today with a few lessons on the Great Barrier Reef. Only one should have been emphasized, and that's about mining.
Take a Ride Through the Great Barrier Reef on the Back of a Sea Turtle
Australia's World Wildlife Fund strapped a GoPro to a turtle’s back so that you don’t have to.