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"More Than 60% Of Maldives' Coral Reefs Hit By Bleaching" [1]

"Scientific survey found all reefs had been affected by high sea surface temperatures, with up to 90% of coral colonies bleached in some areas".

"More than 60% of coral in reefs in the Maldives has been hit by “bleaching” as the world is gripped by record temperatures in 2016, a scientific survey suggests.

Bleaching happens when algae that lives in the coral is expelled due to stress caused by extreme and sustained changes in temperatures, turning the coral white and putting it at risk of dying if conditions do not return to normal.

Source: UK Press Association [2], 08/08/2016

Florida Cleared To Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In Zika Fight [3]

"US Food and Drug Administration finds ‘no significant’ environmental impact of experimental release of insects after 15 Zika infections were reported in Miami".

Source: Guardian [4], 08/08/2016

Everglades: Algae Revives Reservoir Fight On Much-Engineered Okeechobee [5]

"The soup of bright-green algae that is currently blanketing Florida's Treasure Coast is a reminder for many residents of the re-plumbing of the lower half of the state over the past century, when hundreds of canals, reservoirs and other public works were built to control the flow of water as cities blossomed there."

Source: Greenwire [6], 08/08/2016

"In Olympics Opening Ceremony, Brazil Goes Big On Climate Change" [7]

"Amid the pomp and circumstance of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday, in between the fireworks and musical acts,...came a more somber message. In primetime, with the world watching, Brazil showed a video focused on the problem of global warming and climate change."

Source: Wash Post [8], 08/08/2016

Winners: SEJ 15th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment [9]

And the winners are...

"Amazon Dam Opposed By Tribes Fails To Get Environmental License" [10]

"Brazil's environmental regulator Ibama decided on Thursday to shelve the environmental license request for a hydroelectric dam on the Tapajos River in the Amazon, a project that had been opposed by indigenous tribes and conservation groups."

Source: Reuters [11], 08/05/2016

Brazil Land Conflicts Simmer With 23 Killings So Far In 2016 - Watchdog [12]

"More than 20 land rights activists have been killed in Brazil so far this year, with most deaths linked to conflicts over logging and agribusiness."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn [13], 08/05/2016

We Were Promised Greenest Olympics Ever. We Got An Ecological Disaster [14]

"On a cool December night in Paris, at an awards ceremony in the city’s 3rd arrondissement, Eduardo Paes, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, took the stage to thunderous applause from an audience full of his fellow mayors from around the world. Paes’ voiced boomed as he stressed the importance of cities leading the fight against climate change ...."

Source: Climate Progress [15], 08/05/2016

"UN Bungles Response To Yellow Fever Outbreak In Africa" [16]

"KINSHASA, Congo — As a yellow fever outbreak in central Africa exploded, 1 million vaccines disappeared in Angola. Thousands more vaccinations were delayed when accompanying syringes got waylaid. Ice packs to keep the shots potent went missing. And while the epidemic of the hemorrhagic fever spilled across international borders, a senior outbreak expert at the World Health Organization acknowledged their response had "lagged" for months."

Source: AP [17], 08/05/2016

Price Doubles: "Montreal Spending $540 Million To Replace Lead Pipes" [18]

"The City of Montreal is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to replace lead pipes that deliver water to homes."

Source: Global News [19], 08/05/2016

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