Of Indonesia’s 2,915,000 km2/ acres of ocean area, 51,020 km2/acres, or 1.8% of the total marine area, is take up by coral reefs.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 218 – Introduction to Indonesia
Indonesia is an island nation between Australia and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ocean to the east and Indian to the west.
Indonesia is an island nation between Australia and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ocean to the east and Indian to the west.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 217 – Easter Island: A Cautionary Tale
Looking up “Easter Island” online will quickly bring up words like “disaster”, “catastrophe” and “ecocide”.
Looking up “Easter Island” online will quickly bring up words like “disaster”, “catastrophe” and “ecocide”.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 216 – The Drying Out of Australia’s Rain Forests
As the planet warms, Australia’s subtropical and temperate forests are drying out and being steadily destroyed by a number of influences, particularly fire.
As the planet warms, Australia’s subtropical and temperate forests are drying out and being steadily destroyed by a number of influences, particularly fire.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 215 – Sea Level in the Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands are a nation consisting of six major islands and more than 900 minor islands northeast of Australia and east of Papua New Guinea, on the western margin of the Pacific Ocean.
The Solomon Islands are a nation consisting of six major islands and more than 900 minor islands northeast of Australia and east of Papua New Guinea, on the western margin of the Pacific Ocean.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 214 – Another Look at Kiribati
The Kiribati atolls are in a state of dynamic equilibrium with the surrounding sea.
The Kiribati atolls are in a state of dynamic equilibrium with the surrounding sea.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 213 – Dynamic Equilibrium
“Stable” is a dangerous word in science, because it can mean physical stasis.
“Stable” is a dangerous word in science, because it can mean physical stasis.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 212 – Coastal Geomorphology 3: Beaches
Today we are focusing on sand beaches, being the most typical.
Today we are focusing on sand beaches, being the most typical.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 211 – Coastal Geomorphology 2: Sediment
Sediment is any natural solid which has been produced volcanically or broken down by weathering and can be transported by wind, water, ice or gravity.
Sediment is any natural solid which has been produced volcanically or broken down by weathering and can be transported by wind, water, ice or gravity.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 210 – Intro to Coastal Geomorphology 1
Geomorphology is the analysis of geological forms.
Geomorphology is the analysis of geological forms.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 209 – Raising Kiribati
Kiribati averages 2 m above sea level, and some climate models show the country becoming uninhabitable by 2100.
Kiribati averages 2 m above sea level, and some climate models show the country becoming uninhabitable by 2100.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 208 – Coral Islands and Atolls vs. Sea Level Rise
The threat of sea level rise to low-lying atolls and coral islands has already prompted many in the Marshall Islands and elsewhere to emigrate to islands or continents not in imminent danger.
The threat of sea level rise to low-lying atolls and coral islands has already prompted many in the Marshall Islands and elsewhere to emigrate to islands or continents not in imminent danger.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 207 – Coral Islands and Atolls
Both coral islands and atolls are made from reefs, the hard calcium carbonate structures left behind by coral polyps.
Both coral islands and atolls are made from reefs, the hard calcium carbonate structures left behind by coral polyps.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 206 – Introduction to Oceania
Oceania is a collection of islands and continental area, including Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Hawaii, in the western Pacific and eastern Indian Oceans.
Oceania is a collection of islands and continental area, including Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Hawaii, in the western Pacific and eastern Indian Oceans.
365 Days of Climate Awareness 205 – Impacts on Australian Wildlife
Australia is warming at a slightly higher rate than the rest of the world, both in the air and ocean (especially the ocean on its east coast).
Australia is warming at a slightly higher rate than the rest of the world, both in the air and ocean (especially the ocean on its east coast).
365 Days of Climate Awareness 204 – Changes in the East Australia Current
The East Australia Current flows into the rapidly warming Tasman Sea, and is suspected to be a main driver of the warming there.
The East Australia Current flows into the rapidly warming Tasman Sea, and is suspected to be a main driver of the warming there.