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Bleaching seen on the landscape of the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland, Australia, 2018. Photo: AFP
Posted inOpinion

The coral reefs are doomed, and that affects us all

by Vijay Prashad December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

Backed by a report titled “Projections of Future Coral Bleaching Conditions,” published by the United Nations Environment Program in November, Leticia Carvalho, head of the Marine and Freshwater Branch of UNEP, said on December 21 that coral reefs are the “canary in the coal mine for climate’s impact on oceans.” The image of the canary […]

Posted inWorld

‘Alarming changes’ on Great Barrier Reef: Israeli study

by DM Chan September 30, 2019February 18, 2020
Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group. Photo: AFP
Posted inAustralia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

Insurers won’t cover Adani coal mine in Australia: report

by Asia Times staff December 26, 2018February 18, 2020
Bleaching seen on the landscape of the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland, Australia, 2018. Photo: AFP
Posted inAustralia, Germany, India, Oceania, South Asia, World

Great Barrier Reef teeters towards coal-fired extinction

by Alan Boyd October 12, 2018February 18, 2020
Aerial view of Indonesia's Grasberg mine operated by US mining giant Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold. Picture: Facebook
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Indonesia pollution charge piles pressure on Freeport

by John McBeth May 9, 2018February 18, 2020
Protesters have rallied around Australia against Adani's giant coal mine project in Queensland. This picture was taken at Sydney's Bondi Beach on October 7, 2017 Photo: Reuters
Posted inAustralia, China, India, Oceania, South Asia

China’s two banks won’t lend for Adani’s Australian project

by Asia Times staff December 4, 2017February 18, 2020
An Australian anti-coal activist from a group called the Climate Guardians joins a People's March in Brisbane in a file photo: Photo: AFP Forum
Posted inAustralia, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Adani demonized in Australian mine furor

by Erin Cook November 14, 2017February 18, 2020
Strong wind and rain from Cyclone Debbie is seen hitting trees at Airlie Beach, located south of the northern Australian city of Townsville, March 28, 2017.  AAP/Dan Peled/via Reuters
Posted inAustralia, Oceania, World

Thousands take shelter as Cyclone Debbie lashes Australian coast

by Reuters March 28, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia

Mr. Market combats the Taliban

by Chan Akya May 31, 2008September 23, 2020

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