The whole world is stunned by the images of the giant fires ravaging Australia. Their scale would almost make the fires in California, Russia and even the Amazon almost insignificant compared to the "Monster", the mega fire that is currently raging. The damage caused locally is considerable and still far from being quantified, in particular to
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One billion animals are believed to have been burned alive in the apocalyptic fires raging in Australia right now. This staggering figure is calculated by Professor Christopher Dickman of the University of Sidney, a leading Australian wildlife expert, author of 16 books and more than 450 scientific papers. He himself
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It is a race against time that is being played out in Australia, as in other parts of the world. Coral reefs, shelters of marine biodiversity, are disappearing at a glance. If global temperatures continue to rise to 2°C, half of the world's coral reefs will be destroyed.
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Even today we learn that 30% of corals have died in the Australian Great Barrier Reef. Coral reefs now cover less than 0.2% of the ocean surface but are home to 30% of marine animal and plant species, protecting them from predators and acting as a larder. They contribute
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In the Australian desert there is a farm that is unique in the world: Sundrop Frams manages to grow 17,000 tonnes of tomatoes a year using nothing but sunlight and sea water. This makes it possible to grow tomatoes in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way.
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