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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows Sterna Sumatrana flying over the cays at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows reef-building corals in normal growth at No. 12 survey station, about 300 meters southeast of No. 4 cay at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows coral reef fishes at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This combo photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows No. 4 cay in constant changes at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows bioclastics on a cay at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows Stenella longirostris swimming in the southeast waters of Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows Eretmochelys imbricata, a sea turtle species, in the southeast waters of Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows a Tridacna maxima found at the reef area of Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows the situation of coral growth at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows the landform of No.4 cay at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows an aerial view of Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows the situation of coral growth at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows a crown-of-thoms starfish in the northwest side of the reef platform at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

Healthy Coral Reef Ecosystem At Xianbin Jiao - China

This photo carried in a report named "A Survey Report on the Coral Reef Ecosystem of Xianbin Jiao" shows Pterois radiata, a species of coral reef fish, at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao. The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and death in the region. The report is compiled by the South China Sea Development Research Institute, the South China Sea Ecological Center and the South China Sea Survey Center, all affiliated to the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is China's first comprehensive review of Xianbin Jiao's ecosystem. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RESEARCHER-CORAL (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-RESEARCHER-CORAL (CN)

(240312) -- KUNMING, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Luo Jie, an associate researcher from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducts coral preservation research in Bali, a renowned resort in Indonesia in June 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Researcher safeguards undersea garden against coral bleaching" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RESEARCHER-CORAL (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-RESEARCHER-CORAL (CN)

(240312) -- KUNMING, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Luo Jie, an associate researcher from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, collecting coral specimen in a laboratory of the institute in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 17, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Researcher safeguards undersea garden against coral bleaching" (Xinhua/Yue Ranran)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RESEARCHER-CORAL (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-RESEARCHER-CORAL (CN)

(240312) -- KUNMING, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Luo Jie, an associate researcher from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducts coral preservation research in Bali, a renowned resort in Indonesia in June 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Researcher safeguards undersea garden against coral bleaching" (Xinhua)

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Bangladesh gears up to combat dengue as caseload reaches nearly 21,000

STORY: Bangladesh gears up to combat dengue as caseload reaches nearly 21,000 DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of local health workers spraying bleaching powder STORYLINE: The number of dengue cases in Bangladesh has surged to around 21,000 with 106 deaths so far this year, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Sunday. As of 8:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, according to the figure reported by the DGHS under the Ministry of Health, there were 12,900 new dengue cases recorded this month, and the death toll reached 59 including six more fatalities on Sunday. The DGHS has so far this year recorded 20,878 dengue cases and 15,817 recoveries. With the rising dengue cases daily, the Bangladeshi government is gearing up an anti-dengue campaign including raising public awareness and has taken special measures at the hotspots to curb the spread of the disease. By region, according to the DGHS, Dhaka and its neighboring districts a

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Satellites used to study coral bleaching

Satellites used to study coral bleaching

TOKYO, Japan - The upper image is an analytic bathymetric chart of Shiraho coral reef off Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, based on photos taken by the U.S. commercial satellite Ikonos. The lower image was used to analyze coral health. Images provided by Hiroya Yamano, chief researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies. (Kyodo)

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Coral bleaching on Japan's largest coral reef

Coral bleaching on Japan's largest coral reef

Photo taken in waters off Taketomi Island in Okinawa Prefecture in September 2016 shows coral bleaching in Japan's largest coral reef, which nestles in between the islands of Ishigaki and Iriomote in the southernmost Japanese prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef

File photo taken in October 2016 shows coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, a World Heritage Site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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70% of Japan's largest coral reef dead after bleaching

70% of Japan's largest coral reef dead after bleaching

Left photo taken in September 2016 shows coral bleaching at Japan's largest coral reef nestled in between the islands of Ishigaki and Iriomote in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. Right photo taken on Jan. 18, 2017, shows algae covering dead coral around the same area about 2 meters deep near Takatomi Island. Photos were taken using fisheye lens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Photo taken Sept. 11, 2016, shows Japan's largest coral reef, Sekiseishoko, between Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. Coral bleaching is developing there, with some coral dying amid high sea temperature. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Photo taken Sept. 11, 2016, shows Japan's largest coral reef, Sekiseishoko, between Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. Coral bleaching is developing there, with some coral dying amid high sea temperature. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Photo taken Sept. 12, 2016, shows Japan's largest coral reef, Sekiseishoko, between Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. Coral bleaching is developing there, with some coral dying amid high sea temperature. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Photo taken Sept. 12, 2016, shows Japan's largest coral reef, Sekiseishoko, between Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. Coral bleaching is developing there, with some coral dying amid high sea temperature. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Photo taken Sept. 12, 2016, shows Japan's largest coral reef, Sekiseishoko, between Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. Coral bleaching is developing there, with some coral dying amid high sea temperature. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Photo taken Sept. 12, 2016, shows Japan's largest coral reef, Sekiseishoko, between Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. Coral bleaching is developing there, with some coral dying amid high sea temperature. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Photo taken Sept. 12, 2016, from a drone shows Japan's largest coral reef, Sekiseishoko, between Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. Coral bleaching is developing there, with some coral dying amid high sea temperature. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Photo taken Sept. 12, 2016, from a drone shows Japan's largest coral reef, Sekiseishoko, between Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. Coral bleaching is developing there, with some coral dying amid high sea temperature. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Coral bleaching developing at Japan's largest coral reef

Photo taken Sept. 12, 2016, from a drone shows Japan's largest coral reef, Sekiseishoko, between Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. Coral bleaching is developing there, with some coral dying amid high sea temperature. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa coral reef deteriorating: researchers

Okinawa coral reef deteriorating: researchers

TOKYO, Japan - The health of corals in part of Okinawa Prefecture has been deteriorating, with the warming of world seas in 1998 causing bleaching. The photo, taken by the Coral Network, an environment group, shows the survey being conducted by divers of the group at seabed off Nishiomote Island.

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Global warming threat to Great Barrier Reef

Global warming threat to Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, Australia - A photo released July 6 by Greenpeace shows divers checking coral bleaching at Australia's World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef. Greenpeace said in a report that global warming may cause large tracts of the reef to die from coral bleaching within 30 years.

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Global warming threat to Great Barrier Reef

Global warming threat to Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, Australia - A photo released July 6 by Greenpeace shows divers checking coral bleaching at Australia's World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef. Greenpeace said in a report that global warming may cause large tracts of the reef to die from coral bleaching within 30 years.

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