Tag Archives: Great Barrier Reef

Shark devours another shark whole (Photo)

Posted on February 15, 2012 by The Great One

Quite impressive! TGO Refer to story below. Source: The Sideshow By Eric Pfeiffer | The Sideshow Photo courtesy: Tom Mannering National Geographic has released this soon-to-be classic photograph of one shark eating another shark whole. The photo comes from Daniela … Continue reading →

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Australia braces for “heartbreak” as giant cyclone hits

Posted on February 2, 2011 by The Great One

Wow, this is a massive storm; it covers almost half the land mass of Australia. As bad as this sounds, a couple of storms of this magnitude making landfall in the United States next summer might be just what the … Continue reading →

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Scientists find sea sponges share human genes

Posted on August 6, 2010 by The Great One

If George W. Bush and other ignorant fundamentalist Christians like him who believe in “intelligent design” or “creationism” (same crap, different name) saw this article they would say that these scientists don’t know what they’re talking about. Of course, we … Continue reading →

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Ancient species discovered in Barrier Reef depths

Posted on July 15, 2010 by The Great One

Marine life is extremely fascinating! Hopefully man’s carelessness will not someday destroy it. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press Thu Jul 15, 3:57 am ET SYDNEY (AFP) – Australian scientists have discovered bizarre prehistoric sea life hundreds of kilometres below the Great … Continue reading →

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2 from ship that smashed Australian reef arrested

Posted on April 14, 2010 by The Great One

What a shame that so much damage has been done to this incredible natural reef. According to the article, it will be twenty (20) years before the reef can fully recover. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By … Continue reading →

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‘Significant’ damage to Barrier Reef from grounded ship

Posted on April 13, 2010 by The Great One

If illegal whaling by the Japanese and shipping through illegal routs by the Chinese continues, these two nations will be responsible for the destruction of some of the most spectacular marine life on the planet. Measures need to be taken … Continue reading →

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Barrier Reef ship accident ‘outrageous’: Australia PM

Posted on April 6, 2010 by The Great One

Slowly but surely, through these careless acts, man will eventually destroy the few remaining environmental treasures on earth. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press by Madeleine Coorey Madeleine Coorey Tue Apr 6, 12:47 am ET SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia’s leader Tuesday voiced … Continue reading →

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Chaos as freak storm batters Australia’s Perth

Posted on March 23, 2010 by The Great One

Our friends ‘down under’ are not having such a good time of it in terms of the weather lately… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press PERTH (AFP) – Some 100,000 people were left without power on Tuesday after … Continue reading →

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