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Antarctic seas richer in life than Galapagos Islands, study claims - Guardian Unlimited
Star turn ... Diving in Antarctica is absolutely remarkable, just so full of life, reports Dr David Barnes from the British Antarctic Survey. Photograph: BAS Seas surrounding an archipelago near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula are richer in ...

Future grim for Maldives as sea rises - The Australian
AMONG the many grim predictions of climate change experts, the future fate of The Maldives stands out as a genuine doomsday scenario, with the island chain nation facing nothing short of extinction. A 1m rise in sea level would almost totally ...

Antarctica Has More Species than Galapagos - LiveScience.com
Sea moss animals(bryozoa) Berecta errecta found around the South Orkney Islands along the Antarctic Peninsula. Credit: British Antarctic Survey. Soft coral found around the Antarctic Peninsula. Credit: British Antarctic Survey. Common sea urchin ...

New U.N. pact may be needed for climate victims: WWF - Reuters
POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - The world may need a new U.N. pact to compensate victims of climate change or risk a tangle of billion-dollar lawsuits linked to heatwaves, droughts and rising seas, a study said on Wednesday. The report, commissioned by ...

Enviros sue for coral protection - Florida Keys News
An environmental group is suing the federal government, claiming fishery managers and biologists have not done enough to protect two species of Florida Keys coral listed under the Endangered Species Act. The Center for Biological Diversity on ...

Island states seek tougher UN climate deal - Reuters
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Antarctica Has More Species than Galapagos - LiveScience.com
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Shedding Light on Coral Reef Health - Imperial Valley News
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New air service between here, B?ville on the wings - Solomon Star
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Luxury at its best - AsiaOne
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Antarctic seas richer in life than Galapagos Islands, study claims (Guardian Unlimited)
Seas surrounding an archipelago near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula are richer in animal life than the Galapagos Islands, challenging the notion that warm seas in tropical zones are higher in biodiversity, scientists claimed today. Much less is known about the South Orkney islands than the tropical islands that helped to shape Charles Darwin's thoughts about natural selection on his ...

Scientists share knowledge of the sea with Lanai students (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)
LANAI (KHNL) - Marine biologists get a first-hand look at Lanai's Manele Bay marine conservation district. What they learn, will be passed on, to keep the bay and other marine areas pristine.

Fantasy islands: Joanne Harris heads to Hawaii (Belfast Telegraph)
When I was very young I had a book in French called Hina, la petite Hawaïenne.

Antarctic islands surpass Galapagos for biodiversity (Cyber Diver News Network)
ANTARCTICA (30 Nov 2008) ? Seas surrounding an archipelago near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula are richer in animal life than the Galapagos Islands, challenging the notion that warm seas in tropical zones are higher in biodiversity, scientists claimed today.

Sea Savvy - The cruising life isn?t always a joy ride (Soundings)
What?s it like to go cruising? What?s it like to explore coastlines and rivers and bays and visit one special harbor after another? What?s it like to live to the pulse of nature rather than the blink of traffic lights? What?s it like to follow the geese south?