Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100
Glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, study finds.
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Rescuers try to save more than 200 whales beached in Tasmania
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Opinion: Seabed mining ban could deny unparalleled economic opportunity
Environmentally low-impact metal recovery operation will help meet demand.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Govt's head in sand on evils of sea bed mining
Political leaders on fence while people of NZ fight to keep sea mining from our waters.
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The ocean's biggest garbage pile is full of floating life
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Scorching seas: Planet's oceans running at record temperatures
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