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Oil pollution threatens Egypt’s ‘super coral’, investigation finds – BBC News

As Egypt hosts world leaders at climate summit COP27, an oil terminal is dumping toxic wastewater on its Red Sea coast, a BBC News Arabic investigation has found. A rare form of coral, that offers hope for preserving ocean life as the planet warms, could be a casualty. Leaked documents obtained by the BBC and non-profit journalism group SourceMaterial reveal that “produced water” from Egypt’s…

Egypt's rare coral reefs threatened by oil pollution – BBC News

One of the world’s few thriving coral reefs is under threat, with an oil terminal dumping toxic wastewater on Egypt’s coast. As world leaders meet in the country to discuss climate change action at COP27, “produced water” from Egypt’s Ras Shukeir oil terminal is being dumped into the Red Sea every day. The barely treated wastewater contains high levels of toxins, oil and grease, and…

Artificial coral reefs planted in South China Sea to celebrate World Oceans Day

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Conservation groups working in China’s southern island province of Hainan marked the 14th World Oceans Day on June 8, 2022, by creating artificial reefs in the tropical seas around Fenjiezhou Island. Divers attached antler-shaped corals to the tops of sunken metal frames designed to form the structure of the new reef, and affixed clumpy corals to…

Pristine coral reef discovered off the coast of Tahiti – BBC News

Marine explorers have discovered a giant coral reef at depths of 30m off the coast of Tahiti, French Polynesia. The structure stretches over 3km along the sea bed and is one of the largest discovered at that depth, says the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which led the mission. Dr Julian Barbiere, from Unesco, said there were probably many more of these ecosystems…

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