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Worst coral die-off recorded at Australias Great Barrief Reef
November 30, 2016 No comments
Scientists have recorded worst mass coral bleaching
event on Australias Great Barrier Reef. It has killed
more corals than ever before, sounding the alarm
over the delicate ecosystem.
It is estimated nearly two-thirds of 2,300-kilometre
long reef or 700 km stretch of coral in the Great
Barrier Reefs northern part have died in the past nine months.
This is the worst die-off ever recorded in Great Barrier Reef and also the
largest ever recorded anywhere. However, the central and southern
sections of the reef are fared far better, with only 6% and 1% of the coral
dead, respectively.
What are Corals reefs?
Coral reefs result from the natural work of little polyps (few
millimeters long) is budded on top of one another. They are the
most biologically diverse ecosystems of the planet
Over centuries, shells (mostly made up of Calcium Carbonate)
of these corals combine to form the exotic shapes of coral reefs.
Tiny differences in the anatomy of each polyp species mainly
affect the shape of their shells and produce the exotic shapes of
each reef.
Conditions required for growth of corals: Warm tropical oceans
with minimum temperature of 20 degree. They are primarily
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located between 30 degree north and 25 degree south latitudes
where water temperature favours the growth of coral organisms;
Transparent parts of ocean bodies; Oceanic water must free of
sedimentation; it should have relatively low salinity.
What is coral bleaching?
Coral bleaching causes corals to expel tiny photosynthetic
algae, draining them of their colour. It calci es the corals to turn
into white.
Algae are vital to the coral, which uses the organic products of
photosynthesis to help it grow. The loss of algae makes it
vulnerable to disease and it will eventually die.
When a coral bleaches, it is not dead. They can recover if the
water temperature drops and the algae are able to re-colonise
them.
Reasons: It occurs when abnormal environmental conditions,
such as warmer sea temperatures.
In recent times unusual warm ocean water is mainly heated by
man-made climate change and the natural El Nio climate
pattern.
About the Great Barrier Reef
It is the biggest coral reef system in the world composed of over
2,900 individual reefs. It was recorded as a World Heritage site in
1981.
The reef is located in the Coral Sea, north east of Australia and
covers an area of approximately 348,000 sq km.
It is credited as the worlds biggest single structure made by
living organisms and is visible from the outer space.
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Sex Ratio at Birth at decline in India: CRS data
November 30, 2016 No comments
 According new data from Civil Registration System (
CRS) released by the Of ce of the Registrar General
of India, Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) continues to worsen
in India.
The SRB has declined to 887 in 2014 from 898 in
2013. The ratio has been declining since 2011
when the gure was 909. Thus, Sex ratio at birth is still on the decline.
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The new date show that the majority of births in 2014 occurred
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