Monthly Archives: May 2009

Leaders vow to protect Coral Triangle and its people

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Manado, Indonesia — Leaders of six Coral Triangle countries promised to take action to safeguard the world’s richest marine resource and some 100 million people depending on it. The announcement followed a recent WWF report which found that without action … Continue reading →

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Half of Coral Reefs Could Be Destroyed

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Nearly half of the world’s coral reefs may be lost in the next 40 years unless urgent measures are taken to protect them against the threat of climate change, according to a new report released  by the World Conservation Union. … Continue reading →

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Latitude and Longitude

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Location on the Earth The earth is effectively a sphere, so how do we describe where a point is on its surface? The most common way to locate points on the surface of the Earth  is by standard, geographic coordinates … Continue reading →

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In the Antarctic, a Huge Iceberg is About to Break off Glacier

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A massive iceberg with enough freshwater in it to fill Sydney Harbour 135 times over is about to break off the Mertz glacier in Antarctica. The iceberg will be 75 kilometres long and contains 750,000 gigalitres of ice.Scientists are not … Continue reading →

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