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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers worst ever coral bleaching — FOX 61

[van id=”weather/2016/11/29/great-barrier-reef-coral-die-off-jpm-orig.cnn”] AUSTRALIA – Coral across Australia‘s Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most devastating die-off on record, a new report says In just nine months, bleaching caused by warmer water has killed around 67 percent of the coral in … Continue reading

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Showdown at Standing Rock Is Not Just About the Dakota Access Pipeline — Observer

The Sioux are not alone among indigenous people pushing for the rights and protections they’ve long been denied. via Showdown at Standing Rock Is Not Just About the Dakota Access Pipeline — Observer

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Floods, Mudslides Kill 15 In Brazil

At least 15 people have been killed, following flooding and mudslides, in and around the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. http://atwnetwork.com/2016/03/11/floods-mudslides-kill-15-in-brazil/

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First Laboratory Evidence Explaining Zika Induced Microcephaly.

The first set of experiments which demonstrate how the Zika Virus manages to create microcephaly in infants have been published. Previously the link between the two was purely speculative and circumstantial, now it is beginning to be proven. The Zika … Continue reading

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R.I.P Bowie

Check ignition, and may God’s love be with you, -Space Oddity https://cityjackdaw.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/r-i-p-bowie/

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Syrian Refugees Build Flood Defences to ‘Repay Kindness Shown To Them’

The weather in England has been somewhat South of pleasant over the last few weeks, with Storm Frank hitting the North of the country hard. Winds hit 85 miles per hour with 21 serious flood warnings being issued up and … Continue reading

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Lighting is key

Brief My brief was to go to Salford Lads Club and photograph there new art work. The artwork shows the names of every 22,500 of Salford Lads’ Club members since the 1900s and is made from aluminium which has been cut … Continue reading

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Fog Spotters

So I wake up and its a foggy day, as a press photographer this is a good time to be creative and go out just shooting. The phone rings and its the news desk, they asked could I go to Manchester airport … Continue reading

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Manchester Food And Drink Deals, Offers And Specials This Thursday To Sunday

Where to go to eat, drink and be merry plus details about selected weekend events. https://thirtysomethingplus.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/manchester-food-drink-offers-specials-thursday-friday-saturday-sunday/

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Brazil has tallest environmental research tower in Latin America

Brazil and Germany have opened the tallest environmental observation tower in Latin America, a 325-meter (1,065-foot) structure that will allow scientists to study the effects of climate change on the Amazon jungle, officials said. The Amazonian Tall Tower Observatory, or … Continue reading

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