OCEANIA
Oceania: Pacific, Indian and Atlantic
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Our vanishing world: Oceans
As the human onslaught against life on Earth accelerates, no part of the biosphere is left pristine. The simple act…
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The battle for the Indian Ocean and Island States
By Kester Kenn KlomegahRussia has taken an increasing interest in strengthening consistently its diplomacy with small island States especially Cape…
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How to monitor the bushfires raging across Australia
By Amanda Gearing, Queensland University of Technology As I write this, fires are consuming huge swathes of Australia and conditions…
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Why would anyone want to sit on a plane for over 18 hours? An economist takes the world’s longest flight
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University Recently Qantas announced plans to conduct test flights from New York and London to Sydney…
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Coral reefs provide flood protection worth $1.8 billion every year – it’s time to protect them
By Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz The news is grim: According to a report compiled by hundreds of…
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Is there a ‘feminine’ response to terrorism?
ByMona Krewel, Cornell University and Sabrina Karim, Cornell University After a terrorist shot and killed 50 people in two mosques…
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Nauru government condemns mentally traumatized individuals to life-long anguish
By Rene Wadlow The Government of Nauru, the small Pacific island State, has expelled the medical and psychological personnel of…
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Countries back China over South China Sea dispute
Dr. Abdul Ruff Several countries have supported the Chinese position on the South China Sea issue. China claims nearly all…
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Marshall Islands: Dark side of the boom
By Usman Ali Khan Interestingly, far in the Pacific Ocean a legal campaign has been launched against nuclear players especially UK, India…
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Extinction is forever
By Robert J. Burrowes What do the Pyrenean ibex, St. Helena olive, Baiji dolphin, Liverpool pigeon, Eastern cougar, West African black…
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