my colleagues stopped counting corals, dead corals, after they got to something like 1,900 dead corals. we thought corals in the middle of the ocean were protected because the stress was coming from the land around them, and that was, like, ringnging the rl alarm bells. alling: there was no corals living. it had been so hot. we had looked at the noaa sea surface temperature maps, and it was clear that for 8 months, a hot spot due to climate change sat on that reef and the corals died, and it was striking. van thillo: global warming was wewell-known, but t most peopled not dare to say this was global warming, although, for us, t ths was a complete sign that thhere was global warming. dustan: imagine you as a human being. we increase your body temperature by two o degrees, yu have a vever, right? ? we incree it by another r two degreeees, d you're dead. that's what's happening to the reefs. if you recover from your fever, you can go on to be a perfectly healthy person. the reef can go on to be a peperfecy hhealthy reef if this was just a one-time stress. if it becomes a chronic stress, a

in temperature, evenjusti coral reef is small changes in temperature, even just i degrees, coral reefe impact on the reefs. these great bleaching events a re on the reefs. these great bleaching events are devastating. it has been destroyed due to temperature. we should make strong global climate actions. but hopefully we will be able to restore the corals. this will add to the protection. and you say that if climate change is that the root of this, changing the energy mix away from fossil fuels must be the key thing. absolutely, australia should do, as many others have done, look at renewable energies. we can provide more renewable energy from solar, and nuclear together. change is happening, we should embrace that also. can you reassure viewers that the great barrier reef is ultimately safe in all it's amazing teeming life? it is under great threat from global warming. there is an added threat of plastics which are eaten by corals. they are added by agriculture and pollution. it is in great peril but this is a huge step in the right direction from the australian government, to look i

heat wave we know that quite a significant proportion of the corals in certain areas. this study is an important marker of the damage that was done so the barrier reef and it will also serve as a marker show how they are likely to recover in the future because you now got something that you can make sort of comparisons to which is always a very very good thing rather than talking in some of the she's in generalities so it's a very important study and what it does indicate of course is that we really do need to be focusing very very clearly on doing all that we can to preserve the great barrier reef because otherwise i think you know if we don't do something to limit in some way extreme excursion excursions of temperatures progressive ocean acidification then the barrier reef itself is going to die out in due course it's a sin it's a big if i just interrupt it's a double edged sword really is it not because on one side you've got issues around climate change and then you've got a much more stocks and of manmade pollution getting into the sea you keep protecting the cora

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are still alive thats about it billion corals a lot of species and a lot of genetic diversity. we'll take a break but once again for our facebook viewers here is a bonus story about russia. was brought into a soccer match. in just a moment in sport le bron james makes another performance in the n.b.a. playoffs but it's an awkward question after the match that really has people talking so i will be here in a minute. thank you but i can't get out of sports today here's joe barry in thank you the name le bron james was treated out some fifty thousand times across the united states earlier today after a stop performance in the n.b.a. playoffs he had forty six points and seventeen rebounds as his cleveland cavaliers tied their best of seven series with the indiana pacers one one but that wasn't the only reason why he was trending and i had to do with a post much interview earlier in the day it was announced the wife of san antonio spurs coach gregg popovich died off an illness aaron pup of which was just as much as a part of the n.b.a. family as her famous husband and the braun was

gloria russia is something of a cape coral institution. she came to the sunshine state with her family when she was only nine years old great home on the waterfront their own boat outside the front door living like millionaires though it affordable prices. the american dream . were selling the same dream my father was selling quality of life we've been doing it for forty three years in our office almost forty five mill in our office of the third generation of real estate in our family and we continue to look forward to the growth in our community were only half what not even halfway done. sun city and send the carefree life to speculators from around the world to the swamp land here. the time. to believe but take carl is america's fastest growing city. a community built on shaky ground threatened by rising sea levels. no one here seems to give a hoot about the effects of climate change though. i don't believe that climate change i think it's nonsense they've been having hurricanes for years. i don't think that's really a climate change iss

scientists say they're now fighting to protect the remaining corals by curbing climate change and water pollution but they want to that if emissions continue as they are the great great barrier reef won't survive three things can happen when a coral breaches it can either regain its color or the temperatures drop in the following winter or if the bleaching is extreme which it was in the northern seven hundred kilometer stretch of the great barrier reef in significant numbers of the corals will die so this study involves revisiting the same reefs where we documented the bleaching in march nine months later and on average across the entire length of the great barrier reef we found that one in three corals died from the twenty sixteen bleaching event search for life beyond earth has taken a big leap forward with the launch of nasa as latest satellite a transiting exit planet survey satellite or test is the agency's most ambitious attempt at finding all the woes i think out of the reports. liftoff the space x. falcon nine carrying to us this isn't the first mission to search for a new world

cooked to death a stock new warning that australia's great barrier reef will never fully recover from coral bleaching. and a u.s. president donald trump has warned he'll walk away from planned talks with north korea's leader if they're not fruitful the meeting is expected to take place next month or early june cia director and sector state nominee might pompei or held a secret meeting with kim jong un in pyongyang earlier this month as part of an effort to lay the groundwork for talks trump says he hopes they'll be a success but adds he is willing to cool off if not if i think that it's a meeting that is not going to be fruitful we're not going to go if the meeting when i'm there is not fruitful i will respectfully leave the meeting and will continue what we're doing or whatever it is that will continue but something will happen. south korean president says kim jong un will not demand that u.s. soldiers leave the south as a precondition of denuclearization america's military presence in south korea has been a major sticking point in negotiations with pyongyang is that the talks between the

the reef is so large, it can be seen from space but health of its coral has been severely damaged bye, pest—like starfish. over the past two years, two thirds of the reef has been devastated by bleaching. so is this money being spent too little, too late? the australian environment minister, josh frydenberg, told the bbc that the reef can recover. my message to your viewers is that the reef is resilient, it is under stress. whether it's from bleaching, whether it's from the crown of lawns starfish or whether it's from cyclones like we recently had a major cyclone in the region which did a lot of damage. that is a matter of fact that the same time, have also seen good coral recovery rates in periods after these bleaching events and we think by adapting the best science and technology and innovation to the challenges that the reef faces, that it will have a very bright future. joining me now from brisbane in australia, is anna marsden, the managing director of the great barrier reef foundation. we should point out, you are not under water, the background makes it look that way. should

also today the stark new warning that australia's great barrier reef will never fully recover from coral bleaching. back to the program we begin with breaking news coming out of cuba where a new political chapter is beginning after nearly sixty years of castro's family rule. where i don't say see until today. thanks. to replace six year old the whole castro transition while a historic shift from an era that started with. one nine hundred fifty nine revolution is not expected to hold sweeping changes for latin america editor lucien even joins me now from the cuban capital where the new president has been speaking what were the salient points. hello hello well you just said that this is the beginning of a new chapter but let me tell you that after listening to me again the president made. it clear that this new chapter sounds a lot like the old chapter he in fact and i think this was the most important part of his of his speech he said. are all castro the outgoing president will not only remain as the secretary of the first secretary not the secretary general the first secretary of the cub

cozumel is home to the world's second largest coral reef.ore than 500 species of fish live here, some threatened by extinction. it's a fragile paradise and a valuable treasure. according to a study by the german corporation for attraction -- its unique coral reefs. international cooperation, the deterioration of cozumel's coral reefs could cost the island around 70 million euros in income annually. christopher: if we lose water quality, if we lose the clear of the water and we lose species, 12% of the people that come to cozumel won't come back. so we are working hard to make the people more conscious about that. and when i say people, i mean tourists. but also the guides that go with the tourists. they're like our ambassadors. what the guides show, what is correct, the tourists will do that. christian: diving instructor raymundo ramirez is well aware of that relationship. the conservation authorities know he's sticking to the rules, because he has to renew his tour guide license every year. -- two years. raymundo: el cielo nowadays is one o

wendy coral bleaching -- with the garbage begin -- coral bleaching it begins to starve and eventually. researers say that there are many corals in the northern third of the reef killed by the heat. bettercaramelcies were it -- coral species were better able to tolerate tre stresses anvered. scientists say that rising water temperatures are transforming they. reef's ecol >> picture of species has changed quite dramatically in the last two years. where the great barrier reef ends up in future decatis is really clly contingent on whether australia and other cantriecan't reach the -- reach the two-degrpa target of ths agreement. reporter: the government authority responsible for protecting the great barrier reef said that the ble in 2016 was caused by a combination of climate change and the el niÑo weather cycle. e world's largest call relief or-- c reef faces other threats including pollution from farms, development of the awn ofian coast,ro thorns starfish. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. will be markedy on s annual event will be dedicated to cleaning up plastic pollution. issue fnd coun

a new study suggests and marine heatwave to use ago was so severe it w bleached vaes of coral. fears that the reef, which retches over 2000 kilometers, has been altered forever. reporter:t is the size of italy and one of nature's great treasures, but the great barrier reef off of australia's mmrtheast coast is under ise pressure. 2016 and 2017, parts of this unique underwater paradise suffered massive bleaching in consecutive years for the first time. wendy coralleaching -- with thear gbagein beg- coral bleaching it begins toentarve and evally die. researchers say that there are many corals in the northern third of the reef killed by the heat. betterramel species were it -- coral species were better able to tolerate the stresses and recovered. scientists say that rising water temperatures are transforming the reef's ecology. >> picture of species has changed quite dramatically in the last two years. where the great barrier reef ends up in future decades is really critically contingent on whether australia and other cantries can't reach the -- reach the two-degree target of the

the manage significant coral reefs in the care. being in the pacific in the indian ocean and they look to australia to provide the technical expertise to scientific research and the best practice management of the race but conservation groups say the government is ignoring the biggest threat to the reef climate change they want if emissions continue as they are the great barrier reef web civil life victoria gate and be al-jazeera let's bring in john tanzer in britain than via skype he is the oceans leader at the world wildlife fund international thanks very much for being with us so first of all your reaction to this decision by the australian government to provide nearly four hundred million dollars in funding to to to deal with there to be used on the great barrier reef is it enough well look at the tional investment is always welcome the great barrier reef as you said in your introduction is under is under a lot of pressure and and it has suffered some decline significant decline in recent recently is dealing with problems of wa

the reef is so large, it can be seen from space — but health of its coral has been severely damaged byke starfish. over the past two years, two thirds of the reef has been devastated by bleaching. joining me live is australia's federal environment minister, josh frydenberg. tell us exactly what this money is going to address. nice to be with you. this is the single largest investment in protection in australia's history, a $500 million commitment by the turnbull government and it will go towards improving water quality, working with local farmers to prevent sediment run—off into the reef and redoubling our efforts to tackle the insidious effects and impact of the crown of thorns starfish which is a natural predator to coral which has done enormous damage to the reef over the last three decades. we will be investing significant amounts of money in science in order to breed more heat resistant and light resista nt more heat resistant and light resistant coral that can deal... we have seen across the reef... we know that these steps have been taken, as you say, but the australian governme

cooked today the stock new warning that australia's great barrier reef will never fully recover from coral bleaching. the space mission begins to find a. life. president himself. head of planned talks with north korea's leader kim jong un chum says he'll walk away if the discussions on his latest comments came during a meeting with japan's indeed as white house correspondent. reports from father as japanese prime minister shinzo of a wrapped up two days of meetings with u.s. president donald trump the parish reporters their relationship has never been closer. yet their summit held it trumps florida mara lago resort was largely overshadowed by news that trump it once again sidelined america's top asian ally confirming he had said his cia director mike pump ale to secretly lay groundwork for a meeting with the north korean leader kim jong il and in a matter of weeks he just left north korea and the great meeting with him. got along with him really well really really it's an unorthodox move for a nation that's traditionally consulted with japan on both matters involving north korea still as a

coral reefs are the most diverse ecosystems on the planet.ile they cover less than 2% of the ocean floor, reefs provide livelihoods, food, and shoreline protection, as well as being

cooked to death stark new warning that australia's great barrier reef will never fully recover from coral bleaching. the loss of warm weather across western parts of europe last the clear skies absolutely fabulous weather continuing here for the next few days at least high pressure and charging that south to not so as temperatures up winds coming from a southerly direction always a warm direction and we are looking at temperatures again getting up to around twenty six degrees celsius not quite says warmest thursday but still warm enough to raise an eyebrow or two we are going to see the warmth continuing as we go on into saturday fine and dry clear skies looking fine until i once again touch color in london for sunday for the the london marathon runners will be pleased to note but we are still looking at some fairly high temperatures into the low twenty's into low twenty's to across northern parts of africa again generally try might catch wanted to show i was into were back algeria certainly still seeing a little bit of wet weather just up towards the far north east of the country the sho

then there was an assault by coral—eating crown of thorn starfish.ll be targeted by the new multi—million dollar plan to revive and restore the reef. farmers near the queensland coast will be encouraged to change their ways, to reduce the flow of fertilisers and pesticides into the sea. it is part of a pledge that the australian government says is the single largest investment ever in the great barrier reef. we will also be providing money for scientific research to build more resilient coral to deal with heat stress and light stress. this is $100 million for these activities. we will be putting money towards better data management, so that we understand better what is happening in the reef, so that we can deal with the challenges. we will be spending money, in terms of working with local indigenous communities, the traditional owners who have such a big role to play. ministers say there will be efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, but they gave no specific details. critics accuse them of being hopelessly unable of tackling the climate

climate changes caused the water temperatures to rise which is killing coral on the world's largest reef victoria gates and reports. it's one of the seven wonders of the natural world the australian government wants to ensure its around for future generations to enjoy we were keen eyes at the reef faces a number of challenges we've had significant bleaching events in twenty sixteen and twenty seventeen as we race around the world in the great barrier reef is no different to with great stress research as say a third of the reef was cooked to death as water temperatures rose one degree above average in twenty sixteen and twenty seventeen due to a combination of climate change and they'll need no weather cycle co reaves a home to around twenty five percent of ocean life but coral bleaching has destroyed nurseries for many kinds of young fish meaning only the toughest species have survived the bulk of the money will go towards improving water quality but not everyone has welcomed the announcement the problem with the things as i said with the ruth package is it makes people think someth

to provide the technical expertise to scientific research and the best practice management of coral reefs but some say the government is ignoring the biggest threat to the reef climate change we really need to pull at all stops on on climate change to cut emissions obviously and also as the foreign minister mentioned many could this this is a problem affecting coral reefs all round the world and we do need to see the international community move to invest both in terms of resources as well as political will while additional investment is welcome conservation groups womb that if emissions continue as they are the great barrier reef won't survive victoria gayton be al-jazeera. hello again all of us have a problem in doha with the headlines on al-jazeera the new u.s. secretary of state mike pompei a has called for unity in the gulf as he visits the middle east seeking support for new sanctions against iran and speaking in the saudi capital he urged the kingdom and its allies to resolve the standoff with cutters that u.s. officials say iran's exploiting they also stressed to the foreign

cooked to death the stock new warning that australia's great barrier reef will never fully recover from coral bleaching. i'm joined again with the day's sport rafael nadal continues his balls for the record eleventh monte carlo masters trophy but not my joke of it she is going home after losing in the fourth round i'll have all the details coming out. the south korean president says the north has expressed its commitment to complete denuclearize ation it comes as u.s. president donald trump warns he'll walk away from planned talks with north korea's leader if they're not fruitful the meeting is expected to take place next month or early june cia director and scepter state nominee might held a secret meeting with kim jong un in pyongyang earlier this month as part of an effort to lay the groundwork for talks trump says he hopes they'll be a success but adds he is willing to cool them off if not. if i think that it's a meeting that is not going to be fruitful we're not going to go if the meeting when i'm there is not fruitful i will respectfully leave the meeting and we'll continue what we're d

life but coral bleaching has destroyed nurseries for many kinds of young fish meaning only the toughestspecies have survived the bulk of the money will go towards improving water quality but not everyone has welcomed the announcement the problem with these things as i said with the road package is it makes people think something is really being done and it's amazing that the packages always come forward just a few months before the world heritage committee is ganymede again you know ask the say whether we should be put on the endangered list the australian government hopes its conservation work will inspire other countries to follow it fully and we are spearheading a group among some of the countries many of my own and manage significant coral reefs in the caribbean in the pacific in the indian ocean and they look to australia to provide the technical expertise to scientific research and the best practice management of coral reefs but conservation groups say the government is ignoring the biggest threat to the reef climate change they want if emissions continue as they are the great bar

cooked today the stock new warning that australia's great barrier reef will never fully recover from coral bleaching. the space mission begins to find a. life.

then there was the assault by coral eating crown of thorns starfish.lar plan to revive and restore the reef. farmers near the queensland coast will be encouraged farmers near the queensland coast will be encouraged to change their ways, to reduce the flow of fertilisers and pesticides into the sea. it is part of a pledge that the australian government says is the single largest investment ever in the great barrier reef. we will be providing money for scientific research, particularly to build more resilient coral, and to deal with heat stress and life stress. we will be putting the money towards better data management so we better understand what is happening to the reef so we can deal with the challenges. we are spending money in terms of working with local indigenous communities, the traditional owners who have such a big role to play. ministers say there will be efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, but they gave no specific details. critics accused them of being hopelessly unable to tackle the climate emergency facing this underwater p

due to rising sea temperatures and damage caused by the coral eating crown of thorns starfish. well russia has launched a controversial floating nuclear power plant it's been on the construction of the years in st petersburg and its two reactors are jews be equipped with nuclear fuel it'll be towed out to the arctic sea next summer as moscow next to secure the rich deposits of oil and gas believed to be in the region around the north pole. russia's floating nuclear power plant makes its way out to sea and development since two thousand and seven the academic lemond us off cost around a half a billion euros it's builders say it's safe. this power plant incorporates all of the best features of traditional nuclear plants it's protected from all kinds of natural and technical dangers all these to. the ship is said to play a key role in russia's plans to develop the arctic it will supply vast amounts of electricity and warmth to far flung locations and to power oil refineries and desalination plants. environmentalists warn of the potential dangers greenpeace has dubbed it a floating

a major outbreak of coral leading star -- coral eating starfish has been destroying parts of the great barrier reef. the workers have been trying to thin out that starfish population since january. >>> well, an oroville man says he's thrilled to meet and thank the people from san francisco who saved his life. last august 46-year-old san francisco firefighter perry choi had a stroke and died unexpectedly. choi's partner made sure his organ donation plans were carried out. and as mike lurie ortiz, she was able to hear his heartbeating again inside a grandfather who she now says is part of his extended family. >> reporter: for the first time, aleta gomez is hearing the signs of a heartbeating inside another man. >> i'm sorry for your loss. i'm sure he was a great man. >> reporter: heart recipient jim donovan is talking about this man, perry choi, the san francisco firefighter who died of a stroke last august, just five days before his 47th birthday. it was a fate no one expected. >> he was probably the fittest guy in the station, he could climb up one of our poles that we slide down, no p

due to rising sea temperatures and damage caused by the coral crown of thorns starfish. that is one of europe's most popular cities with taurus but what was once a blessing has become a curse according to many residents they're sick of the huge number of visitors who traipse through their city every day they say tourists destruct normal life for locals but not for much longer perhaps because the italian city has come up with a way to turn back some tourists at peak times it's been testing this out long weekends coming up. the city of gondolas of canals. and of overcrowding. last year nearly thirty million people visited venice many flocking to see the same famous sites but this week their path may be blocked responding to complaints from local residents the city's mayor has installed automated gates to control the flow of pedestrians through the most well trodden areas. i think it's a good idea a little boy a city that we cannot accept mass unchecked tourism tourism should be unintrusive obvious. although gates remain open much of the time police can shut them to divert

to see rising sea temperatures damage caused by the coral eating crown of thorns starfish a u.n. security council team visiting a bangladesh has promised to step up efforts to resolve the crisis involving me and miles range of muslims the diplomats visited the sprawling camps of border points where around seven hundred thousand have taken shelter if lead to bangladesh to escape military led violence. they want to go home thousands of row hinge of gathered in part to demonstrate in part to welcome a united nations security council delegation as they arrived stranded at this refugee camp in bangladesh members of the muslim ethnic minority fled their homes in myanmar following a military crackdown last august they hope the un can help them make a safe return. cut out in my head to demand justice the me and my military have killed a man and to watch it all women so we want justice for those abuses and what i love her was. some seven hundred thousand have fled myanmar using security forces of committing massacres and large scale rape and burning down entire row hendrik communities the

joining me live from townsville in queensland isjodie rummer, from the centre of excellence for corallem? it is quite a lot of money and speaking from a scientist, we will take it but it's not enough. and why isn't it enough? what is the real solution that is required, if not money? our biggest concern is that the top threats to the great barrier reef, which is climate change, is not being addressed by the $500 million australian parties being offered to "save" the reef. that is the number one threat to the great barrier reef and reefs worldwide and curbing emissions is the solution. indeed, and the australian government, it is being lauded for spending this monday —— money but it's sending mixed signals. a lot of environmentalists have said they have approved a huge a huge coal project by the indian mining giant adani taking place close to the barrier reef. are they sending mixed signals? these absolutely a mixed signals. we have absolutely a mixed signals. we have a government that is failing to address the top threats that the great barrier reef is facing and also approving these f

we will also be providing money for scientific research to build more resilient coral to deal with heatand better what is happening in the reef, so that we can deal with the challenges. in terms of working with local indigenous communities, the traditional owners who have such a big role to play. ministers say there will be efforts to mitigate there will be efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, but they gave no specific details. critics accuse them of being hopelessly an able of tackling the climate emergency facing this underwater paradise. the government in canberra has previously said an ambitious target to cut the nation's emissions by 2030, but this is a country heavily dependent on cheap supplies of coal for its power. conservationists argue that until this reliance on fossil fuels is broken, there can be no real hope of preserving the great barrier reef. it's eight weeks since a nerve agent attack left a former russian spy and his daughter in a critical condition in hospital in salisbury. yulia skripal has been released but her father sergei is still receiving treatm

due to rising sea temperatures and damage caused by the coral eating crown of thorns starfish. harvey the founder of the burning man arts festival has died in the united states tens of thousands of people attend the annual gathering he started in the one nine hundred ninety s. they conclude with the burning of a giant effigy friends and family have called him a visionary and mentor who challenged others to view the world in new ways he was seventy come with cars. russia has launched a controversial floating nuclear power plant which it says is the first of its kind it's been under construction for years in st petersburg and the two reactors are due to be equipped with nuclear fuel and all sail to the arctic sea next summer as moscow looks to secure the rich deposits of oil and gas believed to be in the region around the north pole but environmentalists have criticised the plant for its many risks. russia's floating nuclear power plant makes its way out to sea and development since two thousand and seven the academic lemond us off cost around a half a billion euros its builders

will be also providing money for scientific research, particularly to build more resilient coral, sts is $100 million for these activities. we'll be putting money towards better data management so that we understand better what is happening in the reef, so we can deal with the challenges. we'll be spending money, in terms of working with local indigenous communities, the traditional owners who have such a big role to play. ministers say there will be efforts to mitigate there will be efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, but they gave no specific details. critics accuse them of being hopelessly unable to tackle the climate emergency facing this underwater paradise that snakes down north—eastern australia. the government in canberra has previously set an ambitious target to cut the nation's emissions by 2030. this is a country heavily dependent on is cheap supplies of coal for its power. dependent on is cheap supplies of coalfor its power. conservationists argue that until this reliance on fossil fuels is argue that until this reliance on fossilfuels is broken, there can