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In Cairns I interviewed Peter Stokes from Cairns Dive Centre. Peter has been involved in the dive industry for the last 15 years. We discussed why Cairns is such a dive mecca. Fantastic underwater shots courtesy of Nembrotha Diving. I also took in a night out at well known backpacker party place, ‘the Woolshed’ and visited the quaint rainforest village of Kuranda. |
Garnaut report sparks call to arms for at-risk Barrier Reef - Big Pond News
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority says it accepts the findings of the Garnaut report on the impact of climate change on the reef. The report found if carbon emissions are not reduced, the reef could die within decades. The Authority’s …
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A British diver says he thought he and his American girlfriend would be eaten by sharks as they spent a night floating over Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. |
Man Charged in Wife’s Honeymoon Dive Death
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An Alabama man has been charged with murdering his wife on a diving trip to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the AP reports. The bride, a novice diver, drowned minutes after diving to a shipwreck with her husband. He was a qualified dive rescuer but rose to the surface rather than save her, officials said. Australian police became suspicious when he changed his account of her death and are seeking his extradition. |
British And American Diver Rescued After A Night Off Great Barrier Reef
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A missing British diver and his American companion have been rescued after a night floating in shark-infested waters. |
Australia’s quality of life at risk without urgent action on climate … - Guardian Unlimited
Australia’s environmental jewels such as the Great Barrier Reef are at risk from climate change. Photographer: Queensland Tourism/AP Australia was urged today to “think big” on climate change and to adopt without delay a broad-based greenhouse gas …
Newlywed Charged in Wife’s Scuba-Diving Death
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An American tourist was charged with murder in Australia on Friday for allegedly drowning his wife during a honeymoon dive on the Great Barrier Reef. |
Man Charged in Wife’s Honeymoon Dive Death
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An Alabama man has been charged with murdering his wife on a diving trip to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the AP reports. The bride, a novice diver, drowned minutes after diving to a shipwreck with her husband. He was a qualified dive rescuer but rose to the surface rather than save her, officials said. Australian police became suspicious when he changed his account of her death and are seeking his extradition. |
Captain James Cook was one of the greatest most famous British explorer, navigator and cartographer. Cook was the first Captain to find a cure for scurvy by feeding his crew limes that gave them the yet to be discovered vitamin C. Cook also mapped much of the American west coast from Oregon up to Alaska. He discovered New Zealand and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on which he crashed his ship. While repairing his ship his men discovered a new strange hopping animal which they named kangaroo.
