Oceans and Reefs
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The story behind Adelaide's dodge tides
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Dodge tides are a well-known phenomenon among Adelaide's ocean lovers but reportedly happen in only a few other places around the world.
Topics: oceans-and-reefs, human-interest, weather, adelaide-5000
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Earth's deepest ocean trenches among the planet's most polluted places
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Deep ocean trenches — considered the most remote places in the world — have levels of toxic, industrial chemicals 50 times higher than a highly polluted river system in China, an analysis of tiny deep-sea animals has found.
Topics: oceans-and-reefs, science-and-technology, water-pollution, pollution, australia, new-zealand
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Sea janitor diving every day to rid ocean of rubbish
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Adelaide dive instructor Kate Wilkins was so sick of seeing rubbish while diving that she decided to do something about it.
Topics: water-pollution, human-interest, oceans-and-reefs, environment, pollution, adelaide-5000
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Coal spillage found on beach near Hay Point terminal Video
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Local residents near Mackay have taken video and photos of what they say is coal washed up on beaches after a spillage from a ship loader at the Port of Hay Point.
Topics: water-pollution, pollution, environment, great-barrier-reef, oceans-and-reefs, mackay-4740, hay-point-4740
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Coal spillage discovered in waters near Great Barrier Reef
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A Queensland Government investigation finds a large spillage of coal from a ship loader at the Port of Hay Point in the state's north.
Topics: water-pollution, pollution, environment, great-barrier-reef, oceans-and-reefs, mackay-4740, qld
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Predator attack wipes out Cape Northumberland penguin colony
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A fox is believed to be responsible for decimating a dwindling fairy penguin colony on South Australia's south-east coast.
Topics: oceans-and-reefs, animals, port-macdonnell-5291, robe-5276
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A boy collects sunglasses from Burleigh Heads beach image
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Topics: offbeat, oceans-and-reefs, burleigh-heads-4220
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Sunglasses wash up on Burleigh Heads Beach image
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Topics: offbeat, oceans-and-reefs, burleigh-heads-4220
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Hundreds of sunglasses and goggles wash up at Burleigh Heads
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Hundreds of lost sunglasses and swim goggles have been washed up on a Gold Coast beach by unusual surf conditions.
Topics: offbeat, people, community-and-society, environment, environmental-impact, water-pollution, pollution, lifestyle-and-leisure, oceans-and-reefs, burleigh-heads-4220
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A stream of lava from Kilauea Volcano pours out of a sea cliff on Hawaii Island. Video
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A dramatic "firehose" stream of molten lava continued to shoot out of a sea cliff Wednesday on Hawaii Island, splashing into the Pacific Ocean below and exploding upon impact.
Topics: volcanic-eruption, environment, oceans-and-reefs, hawaii
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Images offer first glimpse of Amazon reef
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Images of the Amazon Reef emerge after researchers last year discovered the reef system in "unfavourable conditions", beneath a muddy plume at the mouth of the Amazon River.
Topics: environment, oceans-and-reefs, research, brazil
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Ningaloo Reef captured from sky in drone-driven health check
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A high-definition camera and drone capture an aerial view of Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef, the largest fringing reef in the world, in an effort to monitor the health of the pristine region.
Topics: great-barrier-reef, oceans-and-reefs, environment, research, science-and-technology, brisbane-4000, perth-6000, qld, wa
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Golden pearls on trend but still elusive for Australian farms Feature
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Did you know Australian pearl farms, every now and then, produce an elusive golden pearl?
Topics: rural, oceans-and-reefs, fashion, fishing-aquaculture, broome-6725
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Sailor to face storm as she leaves Albany in world-record attempt to circumnavigate Antarctica (photos)
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Queensland sailor Lisa Blair sets off from Western Australia's south coast town of Albany to attempt a world record circumnavigating Antarctica.
Topics: oceans-and-reefs, sport, sailing, albany-6330, qld, antarctica
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New coral discovery on Moreton Bay mapped out (photos)
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Scientists have mapped out newly-discovered parts of the coral reef system in Moreton Bay, off the south-east Queensland coast, with the hopes it will help inform decisions to protect the small but diverse system.
Topics: oceans-and-reefs, environment, marine-biology, biology, science-and-technology, cape-moreton-4025, brisbane-4000, qld
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Infant on Esperance beach image
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Topics: skin-cancer, skin, infant-health, oceans-and-reefs, doctors-and-medical-professionals, esperance-6450
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Reflected UV rays off white beaches cause snow blindness in Esperance infant
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Extreme levels of ultraviolet radiation across the south east coast of WA results in a spike in serious sun burn among infants, and at least one case of snow blindness.
Topics: skin-cancer, oceans-and-reefs, ozone, infant-health, travel-health-and-safety, esperance-6450
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Fears Queensland could experience more extreme weather as temperatures rise
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The Climate Council warns that warmer global temperatures could have a severe impact on Queensland and lead to more storm surges and intense cyclone activity likely.
Topics: environment, climate-change, storm-disaster, weather, storm-event, oceans-and-reefs, cyclones, disasters-and-accidents, cyclone, great-barrier-reef, activism-and-lobbying, federal---state-issues, qld
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Sydneysiders seek relief from early-morning heat
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Sydneysiders flock to beaches in the early hours of this morning, trying to escape the heat with temperatures reaching a scorching 31 degrees Celsius at 6:00am.
Topics: swimming, oceans-and-reefs, weather, surf-life-saving, bondi-beach-2026, sydney-2000
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Great Barrier Reef sharks, rays and fish on their way to Japan
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Staff at a Queensland-based commercial aquarium prepare to send sharks, rays and fish from the Great Barrier Reef to a Japanese theme park aquarium.
Topics: fish, marine-biology, conservation, arts-and-entertainment, great-barrier-reef, oceans-and-reefs, cairns-4870, japan
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Fear versus fact: There are scarier things at the beach than shark attacks Analysis
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The recent string of shark sightings in Australia has closed beaches and seen experts scramble for answers, writes Brendan McAloon. And yet there are no simple solutions to this complex clash of man versus wild.
Topics: animal-attacks, shark, animals, oceans-and-reefs, australia
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New species of seadragon spotted in wild for first time off WA coast
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A newly discovered species of seadragon, which has never before been seen in the wild, is spotted off WA's south coast.
Topics: animals, animal-science, oceans-and-reefs, esperance-6450
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Are your 'sea legs' actually in your brain?
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The best defence against seasickness is the ability to adapt to the motion of a boat or a ship — this is also known as getting your 'sea legs'. But scientists disagree about the cause of seasickness and how getting your sea legs works.
Topics: science-and-technology, oceans-and-reefs, australia
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Teen creator of buoy that detects rips gains national recognition
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A 17-year-old girl from Western Sydney is gaining national recognition for creating a buoy to warn people when there are rips in the ocean, in a bid to save more lives.
Topics: surf-life-saving, science-and-technology, inventions, oceans-and-reefs, nsw, australia, qld, act, sa, nt, vic, tas
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Flying Cloud shipwreck found off SA coast after 147 years Video
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After 147 years buried at the bottom of the ocean, the remains of the Flying Cloud shipwreck off the south-east South Australian coast have been discovered.
Topics: history, oceans-and-reefs, maritime, carpenter-rocks-5291, mount-gambier-5290
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