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Coral calamity

The world's most important coral region is in danger of being wiped out by the end of this century unless fast action is taken, says a new report.
The international conservation group WWF warns that 40% of reefs in the Coral Triangle have already been lost.
The area is shared between Indonesia and five other South East Asian nations and is thought to contain 75% of the world's coral species.

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Coral Calamity

Coral growth in Australia's Great Barrier Reef has slowed to its most sluggish rate in the past 400 years.
The decline endangers the species the reef supports, say researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

Read more on the BBC Website

For more information about Coral Reefs click on this link to Coral Reef Info

Rainforest Clearance Accelerates

The destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years, Brazilian officials say.
Satellite images show 11,968 sq km of land was cleared in the year to July, nearly 4% higher than the year before.

For more information click the following link: BBC News

Hot Stuff

Okay year 9 here is your mission:

Produce a project (booklet, power point presentation, video clip or slide show) that informs people about the adaptions animals have made to survive in the Hot Deserts.

You must choose one mammal, one amphibian/reptile and one insect/spider.

Your project must include:

• A photograph of your animal
• An explanation of how they survive the heat
• An explanation of how they get water
• An outline of what they eat to survive.

A starting point for this work would be the Desert USA site