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World heading towards cooler 2008
(Aug 25, 2008)
This year appears set to be the coolest globally this century.
Data from the UK Met Office shows that temperatures in the first
half of the year have been more than 0.1 Celsius cooler than any
year since 2000. The principal reason is La Nina, part of the
natural cycle that also includes El Nino, which cools the globe.
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more. Source: BBC |
'Lost world' of gorillas discovered
in the Congo
(Aug 6, 2008)
The discovery of a critically endangered gorilla population in
the vast forests of northern Congo is a mammoth 125,000 –
double that of previous estimates – should make even the
most pessimistic conservation biologist smile. The numbers of
western lowland gorillas living across 47,000 square kilometres
of dense forestland were thought to have plummeted from 100,000
to half that number since the 1980s.
Read
more. Source: New Scientist |
Primates 'face extinction crisis'
(Aug 5, 2008)
A global review of the world's primates says 48% of species face
extinction, an outlook described as "depressing" by conservationists.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species says the main threat is
habitat loss, primarily through the burning and clearing of tropical
forests. More than 70% of primates in Asia are now listed as Endangered,
it adds.
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more. Source: BBC |
'Alarming' plight of coral reefs
(Jul 11, 2008)
A third of the world's reef-building coral species are facing
extinction. That is the stark conclusion from the first global
study to assess the extinction risks of corals. Writing in the
journal Science, researchers say climate change, coastal development,
overfishing, and pollution are the major threats.
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more. Source: BBC |
Extinction risk 'underestimated'
(Jul 3, 2008)
The risk of extinction for many species may have been seriously
underestimated, according to new research published in the journal
Nature. Current methods used to assess species on the brink overlook
some key factors, a team of scientists claims. These include the
ratio of males to females in a population, which can have a profound
influence on survival.
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more. Source: BBC |
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