it was against this backdrop that in two thousand and sixteen the great barrier reef experienced one of the most severe bleaching episodes ever recorded initial surveys by researchers at the a r c center of excellence for coral reef studies but the areas affected by bleaching at ninety three percent and estimates about the resulting mortality figures ran the gamut few climate related events in history have captured the media and the public's attention more it included an obituary for the great barrier. that quickly went viral it sent the g.r.s. tourism industry into an uproar and even gave the scientific community pause and actual mortality survey conducted in late two thousand and sixteen also by the a.r.c center of excellence for coral reef studies proved a mixed bag the northern third of the reef was devastated losing an estimated sixty five percent of live coral coverage but the lower two thirds of the reef the area where the vast majority of reef tourism occurs escaped relatively unharmed spared by cooler waters from the coral sea just outside the city of townsville which sits at

because of the great barrier reef. it is that it is entirely like the climate change and climate change is driven by greenhouse gases which is by far the most important. and coal is the worst contributor the paradox right now. charlie veron believes the carbon emissions from the extraction and burning of coal from a danis mine will be catastrophic that were provided not carbon dioxide as all of a straight it can produce two five to seven years. but found much of it doesn't matter where it comes so it doesn't matter word spread it winds up in the atmosphere and if it goes ahead what's your prediction for the rain you know every day. there's no doubt of that that it will it will be did. that would be great very which is something we have. and imagine. and if the great barrier reef girl who's so too will the tourism industry around it estimated to be worth more than fifty billion dollars to the country's economy what do you say to scientists who are saying that this whole mining is going to escalate the death of the right

great barrier which is something out of. our national. and if the great barrier reef goes so too will the tourism industry around it estimated to be worth more than fifty billion dollars to the country's economy what do you say to scientists who are saying that this whole mining is going to escalate the death of the right valuable i think it's absurd it's absolutely absurd to fit anything it will likely reduce carbon emissions because alcohol is a high quality and called typically used in india if we don't provide the best call here and i just. call it he called only harm missions only high temperatures and only worse we got very. destroyed in government is banking on jobs in royalties flowing from the adani mine but given the company's controversial track record in india and with so much at stake many wonder if the coal mine could be a disastrous mistake. it was an audacious bid to capture a city in the southern philippines and tone it into a promise of isolation. with the rai left the smoking room is asia the new battlefront one on one east investigates at this time

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and that increased shipping traffic will add to the threat already facing the great barrier reef. hatsoever for barrier reef. there is no room whatsoeverfor any new coal mines around the country. if australia is to do anything near its fair share of stabilising the environment. the question is, not for that coal mine open, we have got to get out of existing coal mines if we wa nt to get out of existing coal mines if we want to give the great barrier reef a chance. the project has been given government approval but faced delays over finance issues. ports have been closed and evacuations ordered in the united states as another hurricane is set to hit. the category two hurricane intensifies on its approach. the odour edge hurricane nate has now reached the us gulf coast. warnings are in place for new orleans in the west. to panama city and florida to the east. it has already caused devastation across the central americas, killing at least 25 people and causing heavy rains, landslides and causing heavy rains, landslides and floods. julia mcfarland reports. last—minute scramble is at th

, and the galilee basin, but campaigners fear it will increase the damage being done to the great barrier reeff people gathered to protest. they spelt out the words stop a tiny, joining thousands to protest a coalmine that would be australia's largest. a new piece of research came out that shows that now over half of all australians don't want this mind. shows that now over half of all australians don't want this mindlj am passionate about stopping a dunny. —— adani. adani enterprises wa nt to dunny. —— adani. adani enterprises want to build the carmichael coal mine here in the galilee basin in queensland state, where most of australia's coal industry is already based. adani's website says the creation of the mine will bring thousands of job opportunities creation of the mine will bring thousands ofjob opportunities and would generate millions of dollars in revenue and taxes that will go back to the community. but environmental groups and some a nalysts environmental groups and some analysts worry about the contribution to the country's carbon footprint, and that increased shipping traffic wil

74 idyllic islands, queensland, australia, and the great barrier reef. i'm in vaca heaven.rt. where taylor swift and chris hemsworth stay. yeah, that thor's got nothing on my. next up, my chopper awaits. we just touched down what feels like in the middle of the ocean. but we're here on the great barrier reef. what do you do when you're here? you scuba dive. a round of golf -- and it was time to hit the beach. my ride? the 140-foot superyacht, "quantum." now i know why they call i had white haven beach. it's out of this world. part of the last "pirates of the caribbean" movie was shot right here. day two, and i'm ready to take a walk, or ride, on the wild side. atvs. water sports. and the wildlife park. business after cyclone debbie hit earlier this year. >> this is freddie. our second oldest resident. >> the fact that his feathers are sticking up, is he about to take? >> no, he's just more alert. he might want to potentially mate with you, and stuff like that. >> oh, there's a chance i could get lucky here. i don't like to brag, buddy, but i'm getting attention from freddy.

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honor its takeof the agreement to level whereng to a we at least have a chance to save the great barrier reef? it seems like a familiar story. has climateustralia reduction targets, the australian greens what -- have predicted the us trillions would not be. around,y time it comes lo and behold, we exceed the products. once againident that australia will meet and honor its commitments and it may very well exceed the commitments. us chili has made strong commitments to reduce emissions by 2030. that is the equivalent of a 52% reduction. partyeens and labour promise they will commit more but no details of how they would see it achieved or what the impact would be. thatili a is a country makes international commitments, honors them, and delivers them. that is precisely what we have to everyelation commitment relating to today. 2020 target, we are truly on tap -- on track. any day we are likely to exceed it. this trajectory, they say the targets will not be met. country does the meet its target. we will do so again. unprecedentedn weather-related disasters around the world. we have fires two weeks

australia have been protesting against the carmichael coal mine project they say would threaten the great barrier reef the indian from behind the project is promising to bring thousands of jobs to australia but the coal will be transferred out of a port at point which is shipping channels near the reef those are the headlines the news continues here and after pricing the planet. by. the laws of the market applied to endangered species surprising right how could we let banks decide which species are worth saving and which ones not. which ones deserve to live and which are to die on the top of profit. but hunch. cigar this century and next year no pay to put pressure on to sniff committees. and that you're not by the very are going to get one sick. kid for them he says you don't really it could a massively videotape this is ground zero it will be badly to nanda this joint is sort of. just a minute you really dig you're a veteran classic quantities it will be you get them if you for example. there are some people who feel uneasy about putting a price on. the feel of someone i trust intrinsically invaluab

have been protesting against the carmichael coal mining project they say it would threaten the great barrier reef the indian the project is promising to bring thousands of jobs to australia but the cold weather transferred out of a port or port abbott which has a shipping channels near the river but those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after al-jazeera correspondent that's watching michael. the northwest of kenya is home to a tribe named practiced f.p.m. fifth century as an act of perfection. i'm here to meet them to let your son who's devoted her life to ending f g m in her home county of west. she's married with two young children. twenty eight she's one of the few women of her age in this county who haven't been cut. mine was really a matter of escape or turpin either i witnessed of the cut that kids are not allowed to witness as a young girl who is only eleven years old and this community indian is performing two stages this one first stage which is just a slate cut. yeah that's done in public with the presence of men and women and young girls and he young boys and th

triangle of southeast asia is vanishing at an alarming rate, from the top 1/3 of australia's great barrier reef to here, on the northwest coast of bali, indonesia. van thillo: indonesia has quite a few prproblems with theirir cl reefs,, so one of the things we arere doing here at menjangan, we've been educating the locals, the tourists, everybody that is coming in touch with menjangan reef on what is a reef doing for us. reefs around the world are responsible for 25% of all the fishes in the ocean, so they are critical to the health and vitality of our oceans. man: reefs are the most wonderful expression of life in the sea. they are this incredible ecosystem that we go visit, and it just blows us away all the time because they are this profusion of life that we just sort of instantly see. narrator: phil dustan is an ecologist and marine biologist who has been monitoring coral reefs since the mid 1970s. dustan: i had the privilege of working with jacques cousteau in the 1970s and 1980s. i worked with him as a scientist that helped make movies about coral reefs, and i worked as principal scientis

thousands of activists a protest of across australia against a mine project they say threatens the great barrier reef groups are valid on beaches and in the cities against the carmichael coal mine it's by the indian group adani which is promising to broaden thousands of jobs to australia. unemployment in south africa is at a fourteen year high almost forty percent of young people can't find work so some of them are becoming entrepreneurs and their page reports. as well it is on is a natural salesman he gets by selling goods from the back of his principia coal becomes a problem now of survival to say now if i don't do this what am i going to do you know and then that's when the crime mindset starts coming in that's when the negative things and starts coming in so we need to always try and keep your mind in a positive state you know their main product is homemade archer a type of pickle i told him i'm bringing in the best actor in town and i want him to come and have a look was early it is. many young people have no choice but to create their own opportunities south africa's unemployment rate is the wo

conditions the nice thing though is so the problem still doesn't answer the wind because of the great barrier reef still sizeable but we're going to start now i mean you get everyone behind the solution. this time on hold is iraq. for years japanese have gone into countries lush course for what they call. green or forest baby thirteen years ago dr lee was one of the first to conduct research on forest bathing he concluded that the essential oils the trees produce to protect themselves from germs and bugs can boost the human immune system but the a lot of financial side or essential oil is found in the forest my research has shown that far is trying to size reduces stress hormones and relax us in the future the time may come when doctors prescribe the forest in the state of medicine. as china's rapid economic development spills over into other asian nations. people in power investigates the consequences the neighboring laos. poverty stricken and hungry for foreign investment can this communist republic reconcile the needs of its people with the demands liberation benefactor. laos on the borders of

agreement to keep global warming at a level where we at least have a fighting chance of saving the great barrier reef? >> the minister for education and training representing the minister for the environment and energy. >> thanks, mr. president. it seems like an eerily familiar sort of story here that every time australia has set climate reduction targets, the australian greens have predicted that australia would not meet those emissions reduction targets. and every time the deadlines for the targets come around, lo and behold, not only has australia met the targets, but we have exceeded those targets. and we are absolutely confident in the government that once again the commonwealth's government, australia, will meet and honor its commitments. and indeed, may well exceed those commitments again. australia, of course, has made strong commitments in relation to an emissions reduction to reduce emissions between 26% and 28% below 2005 levels by 2030. that's the equivalent to a 52% reduction in their per capita emissions, among the highest of any g-20 party. but the labor party promises they would commi

its ripple promising to bring thousands of jobs but environmentalists say it will destroy the great barrier reef you're upset with headlines on al-jazeera inside story is next to stay with us. with. saudi arabia and russia have been rivals for decades and on opposite sides on many issues the saudi king says story visit suggests a new relationship why now and what does it mean for the middle age this is inside story. a welcome to the program and hasn't it is the first visit by a saudi king to russia and a recognition of new realities and shifting sands in the middle east he said man and president vladimir putin have a number of issues at stake from the war in syria to the global price of oil investment deals worth billions of dollars have also been signed some argue to visit reflects the growing russian influence in the middle east they've agreed on the importance of fighting terror but it's not clear what that means when it comes to events on the ground is what their foreign ministers had to say usually yes it's obvious that the fight against terrorism means that we have to fight extremist ideol

the proposed mine environmentalist say it would contribute to global warming and destroy the great barrier reef this would be the biggest call mine ever built in australia and one of the biggest ever built in the well it's a massive project and all of the ships would be all of this go would be exploited out through the barrier so the risks there are a lot of that thirty per cent of the barrier reef unfortunately is already dead from wild warming so you add an enormous risk such as this so that by through the ships going through the race but also of course this guy was getting it and that is going to contribute significantly so long as. it's a place of madness at a time when the rest of the world is trying to move away from fossil fuels. there's a festive mood in south korea's capital nearly a year after it was at the center of mass protests leading to the president's downfall rob mcbride reports from seoul on what's cheering people up ok well we don't seem to have that report for you hopefully we'll have it next hour on al-jazeera in the meantime if you want to. find out more about the stories

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of the great barrier reef saveable but we're going to stop mail and we need to get everyone behind the solution no i think this time all gold is iraq. welcome back a quick recap of the stories making headlines this hour u.s. president donald trump is due to unveil a new tough a strategy against iran in about half an hour's time but he's not expected to pull out of the nuclear deal. the turkish army says it started setting up observation posts in syria's ablett province off to deploying its troops as possible deescalation deal with iran and russia. and goatish forces in iraq evacuated a number of villages to the south of cocoa commit fears of an attack on iraq a government troops and militia fighters. unsung suchi has used a red televised address to call for unity to resolve the ranger crisis she's been on the pressure if i'm not condemning the army's alleged abuses against the muslim minority most of the refugees you fled myanmar for bangladesh are traumatized by what they experienced in a camp. jim met one woman who lost most of her family. for resume a big home there is nothing but p

controlled conditions the nice girl is so isabella still has a chance for the decline of the great barrier reef is still sizeable but we're going to start mail and we need to get everyone behind the solution ted no this time on hold as iraq. welcome back a quick look at the stories making headlines this hour catalonia as president has signed a symbolic document declaring independence spain's prime minister has called an extraordinary cabinet meeting on wednesday to discuss the response. of kenya's opposition leader raul or dangerous shock the country by withdrawing from an upcoming rerun of the presidential election set to take place later this month and wildfires in the u.s. state of california have left at least fifteen people dead and more than one hundred injured. well now polls have closed in liberia's presidential election which is expected to be the country's first democratic transfer of power in more than seven decades twenty candidates seeking to replace ellen johnson sirleaf it became africa's first female president in two thousand and five after a brutal fourteen year conflict from m

to promote peace gender equality protect important sites like the statue of liberty or the great barrier reef but this summer it also recognized the old city of hebron in the west bank as a palestinian world heritage site the u.s. says that showed a bias against israel one reason it said for its decision that issue was the same reason that the us stopped funding the agency in two thousand and eleven when the palestinian authority was made a full member it didn't pay but didn't give up its membership either so its bills kept dragging up currently it owes us go five hundred fifty million dollars another reason it says the us is quitting at the end of twenty eighteen the question is you know do we want to pay that money and do we want to pay more money going forward when there is actually a law that says the un entity that accepts palestinians as a member state can no longer receive u.s. funding so that's part of it the move has been roundly condemned by diplomats in his colleagues about promoting our ideals and values to a culture education and science these values and ideals. very much part of

project is promising to bring thousands of jobs but environmentally say it will destroy the great barrier reef this would be the biggest coal mine ever built in australia and one of the biggest ever built in the world it's a massive project and all of the ships would be all of this car would be explored out through the barrier reef so the risks the rate than about thirty percent of the barrier reef unfortunately is already dead from while warming but to add an enormous risk such as this so that by through the ships going through the roof but also of course this car was getting burnt and that is going to contribute significantly to morrow. it's a place of madness at a time when the rest of the world is trying to move away from fossil fuels there's a festive mood in south korea's capital nearly a year after it was at the center of mass protests leading to the president's downfall rob mcbride reports from seoul on what's cheering people up. the people have taken the streets once more this time in the name of. people like jim suntech who was a protester a year ago now a street performer. parenting

conditions the main goal is still the ballot bowl still has a most resilient to climate change the great barrier reef is still sizable but we're going to start and we need to get everyone behind the solution ted no at this time on the edges iraq. and. our top stories on al-jazeera kenya spawn intense past a controversial amendment to the election laws of reform states that if one candidates withdraws from a repeat presidential election the other one would automatically win this has been heavily criticized by the opposition after its leader right withdrew his candidacy from the rerun elections scheduled later this month counting is underway in liberia's election to determine who will take over from president ellen johnson sirleaf the vote is seen as a crucial test of the stability in the country mocking the first democratic transfer of power in more than seventy is. and spain's government is holding an emergency cabinet meeting in the capital madrid after catalonia as leader called for talks to resolve the country's worst political crisis in decades on tuesday congress put them on stepped back from an

the corner of the great barrier reef is still a sizeable but we're going to start now i mean you get everyone behind the solution techno at this time on the edges iraq. we are witnessing around the word this hungry money which is only looking at how to make the next profit devastating economies devastating ecosystems putting a price on the protection of nature green economy is sound good but it was all about privatizing of nature should our environment be for sale what we're trying to do this destroyed people to stabilize the country by giving them a financial incentive to do that pricing the planet at this time on al jazeera. this is al-jazeera.

thousands of jobs but environmentalists say it'll contribute to global warming and destroy the great barrier reef. this would be the biggest call mine ever built in australia and one of the biggest ever built in the well it's a massive project and all the ships would be all of this car would be exploited out through the barrier reef so the risk of the rate and about thirty percent of the barrier reef unfortunately is already dead from wild warming but you add an enormous risk such as this so that by through the ship's yanks or the rate but also of course this guy was getting burned and that is going to contribute significantly so long. it's a place of madness at a time when the rest of the world is trying to move away from fossil fuels seven people have died of being a fever in the indian city of sydney go to over eight hundred people tested positive for the tropical disease there and ten new cases were reported in the last week hospitals are overflowing with patients people sharing beds and floors because of the outbreak think if it is common in india and the number of cases generally peaks duri

street have been protesting against the carmichael coal mine project they say it threatens the great barrier reef groups have rallied on beaches and in cities the indian group adanis behind the project it's promising to bring thousands of jobs to his trailer the proposed mine wants to ship coal out of the port of a point which has shipping channels near the reef well joining me on skype from sydney is geoff cousins he's president of this truly and conservation foundation it's a group under the umbrella of the stop danny alliance thank you very much for being with us if i understand this correctly there's been mining in the galilee basin since the one nine hundred seventy s. and one would have thought that many environmental concerns would have been addressed as each of those projects came to fruition what's different about this one this would be the biggest economic built in australia and one of the biggest in the world it's a massive project and all of the ships would be all of this car would be explored and out through the barrier reef so the rich the rate on about thirty percent of the barrier

to promote peace gender equality protect important sites like the statue of liberty or the great barrier reef but this summer it also recognized the old city of hebron in the west bank as a palestinian world heritage site the u.s. says that showed a bias against israel one reason it said for its decision that issue was the same reason that the us stopped funding the agency in two thousand and eleven when the palestinian authority was made a full member it didn't pay but didn't give up its membership either so its bills kept dragging up currently it owes us go five hundred fifty million dollars another reason it says the us is quitting at the end of twenty eighteen the question is you know do we want to pay that money and do we want to pay more money going forward when there is actually a law that says the u.n. entity that accepts palestinians as a member state can no longer receive u.s. funding so that's part of it the move has been roundly condemned by diplomats in a school is about promoting our ideals and values to culture education. and science these values and ideals. very much part of f

the great barrier reef and the damage caused to that and problems with air pollution in big cities, particularlyit is worth the factory system was born. there were giant textile m ills system was born. there were giant textile mills set up by richard arkwright. tupou are those mills he needed to construct weirs. as you know, it is difficult for a fully grown salmon to leap across a weir, so what they have been doing in derbyshire for the last ten or so yea rs, derbyshire for the last ten or so years, they have been building what they call passes or stairs for the salmon, so they can leap and get past and circumnavigate these weirs, and get to the porters, the heads of the river where the conditions are much betterfor sport the river where the conditions are much better for sport and the river where the conditions are much betterfor sport and in the river where the conditions are much better for sport and in and feeding. that is what they have done and they are starting to see positive results. they have done account, a census where they stunned these little fish so they could count them. they co

reefs the rain forests of the sea we continue on our current. trying to recreate the ecosystem under controlled conditions this. is the end of the great barrier. everyone. knows this time. there's a problem in the headlines on al-jazeera the palestinian group hamas says it's reached a day long governing gaza with its rival fattah been meeting in cairo since tuesday to discuss the implementation of an agreement signed six years ago also has more from westerners so that. if it does solve some of the real cool issue which is separating these two sides it's a nearby i think it would be and something of an increased surprise and certainly the ones to work before we will be negotiations took place i could be optimistic it will come those ideas about what could be achieved but there are also differences a muscle saying it he knew is not on the table had not been part of its we talked discussions to put you. out in the private market are still conducting the consequence of being so you they wouldn't accept a situation without the government just provides services you're very needy now population in gaza. plays in the kenyan capital have used tear gas