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New Queensland research has found coral reefs can survive a nuclear explosion but may not be able to survive global warming. 

Scientists at Townsville's James Cook University have found healthy coral reef populations growing inside the Bravo atomic bomb crater in the Marshall Islands. 

The Bravo crater was formed in 1954 by a bomb a thousand times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima. 

Researcher Zoe Richards says since the nuclear testing program, the reefs in the Marshall Islands have been left largely undisturbed for more than 50 years. 

'It can survive a nuclear detonation if there's healthy reefs nearby to source it's recovery and if there's no people continuing the stress,' she said. 

'It will be very, very interesting to see whether these reefs that have survived nuclear tests can also survive climate change.' 

Coral Reefs Can Survive Nuclear Explosion: Researchers 

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Gus: I am quite skeptical about the full accuracy of the report above... I have a sense of being sold a small pup, accidentally or otherwise, and I might be wrong. But I have the feeling the author or the scientist of this story either did not ask the right questions or misunderstood what was proposed... 

I would propose that coral reefs cannot survive nuclear explosions... 

It is my view that the area where a nuclear bomb would have exploded would have been blown to smithereens, as well as becoming highly radioactive for quite a while... 

No coral left anywhere for a fair distance in and around the crater. With the ebb and tide that followed, the water radio-activity would have diminished somewhat and coral larvae from adjacent reefs (not fully affected by the blast) would have come and colonize the area some times later... The 'recovery' of the reef would actually be 'new' coral reefs, not the old ones recovering... Small big difference. 

In regard to global warming, 12,000 years ago, the great barrier reef was not where it is, and was most likely much smaller and possibly up to 500 kilometres to the east. The rising of sea levels from 12,000 to 10,000 years ago created the reef where it is now.

 

Depending on the sea temperature, the acidity of the water and the rising sea levels, the reef might or might be able to cope to an event on a global scale, not just a localized trauma such as stupid humans blowing it up.  The reef might move south. In fact there are many corals far south, including inside Sydney Harbour, but not in reef formation. These corals exist in isolation and may prove an indicator of global warming should they become more and more prevalent ... or else in regard to acidity of the water... etc.

How to organise identity theft...

This email from some small swindlers in Nigeria...:

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PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION


ABUJA AND LAGOS ANNEX


Our Ref: FRN/OTMINO/VOL. 1/C2 Your Ref: …………………


Attn: Category [A] Beneficiary

We are very sorry for the delay in releasing your over due payment, due to the fact that we have been so busy paying beneficiaries through ATM CARD delivery to there different destinations. This is to notify you that the OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPEARTIONS CREDIT SETTLEMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA has finally approved your payment through the HSBC ATM MASTER CARD. However, with respect to the provision section 17 of degree 114 of the 1999 constitution, your payment has been re-approved and would be paid immediately through delivery post to your door step with-in 48 hours of confirmation from you. For us not to make mistake in the delivery of your ATM card, you are hereby advised to reconfirm your Payment Details to DR. Patrick Aziza, director of operations ATM payment center immediately.


Bellow are the Informations needed from you.

(1) YOUR.NAME AND IN FULL

(2). DIRECT MOBILE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.

(3). RECEIVER’S MAILING ADDREES WHERE YOU WANT YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERED. [P.O.BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE]

(4). INTERNATIONALPASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH AND THE CODE OF RESPONCE [811] BEAR IN MIND THAT IF THIS CODE IS NOT ATTACHED TO ANY OF YOUR CORESPONDENT WITH US, WE SHALL IGNOR IT FOR SECURITY REASONS


Bear it in mind that without this urgent information, there is no way your ATM MASTER CARD will be delivered to you. Your payment verification code and confirmation number is 'OK'. Therefor, be informed that every arrangements has been perfectly concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible in our bid and transparency inline with the programs of the [present administration of Musa Yaradua , president and commander in chief of the armed forces Federal Republic of Nigeria in his crusade against corruption in Nigeria.


However, it is the pleasure of this office to inform you that your HSBC ATM CARD Consultant Number [5428050011004432] has been approved and up graded in your favor. Meanwhile, your Secret Pin Number will be release to you by the office of DR. Patrick Aziza, director of operations ATM CARD payment center; Your ATM Card Value is $4,500,000.00 Million Only. Note that a maximum withdrawal value of US$3,000.00 is permitted for each withdrawal. Though you can withdraw at most three times daily and we are duly inter-switched so that you can make withdrawal in any location of the ATM Center of your choice/nearest to you in your country. Due to our Financial Position, we can only release the $4.5M to you as at now. While your remaining amount will be release to you as soon as possible. Please bear with us.

Due to numerous reports we are receiving from our different beneficiaries, we are going to use our official Banking Courier Service to send your ATM CARD to you to avoid any interception or mistake on transit which will cost you $100 only for shipment as we are not here to tolerate any more complain. Also be it known to you that we have made it very difficult for anybody to deduct any fee from your funds except yourself. Please Advice this office of your preferred time of visitation, so that we can inform the Bankers courier service delivery office.

Note. This message is highly official, you have been contacted in the first place just because we have your information as one of the list Beneficiaries who have not receive any part of there payment. because of importers we are making sure that we finally Ensure safety in the delivery of your ATM card.

Lastly, we want to note you that we have been receiving messages on your behalf from Mr. chung lee from china telling us that you have directed him to receive your long out standing payment through the ATM card payment, if you know that you have directed him to make claim of your card, you are advised to indicate to us so that we can send him the card immediately. Immediately Dr. Aziza hear from you, your full contacts information and a copy of the guarantee certificate from the office of the Presidency Will be sent to you.

KINDLY REGARDS.

MR. JOHN ODEY.

Minister for Information And National Orientation Federal Republic of Nigeria

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Gus: obviously a crude swindling device that I believe is modelled on a subprime mortgage spiel unless the subprime spiel has been modelled on this traditional Nigerian custom. Either or, some poor people lost their pants, their houses or a 100 bux.

Sounds like these Nigerians have learned English from reading George Bush's speeches. Not only they would have picked up his syntax, they would also have picked up his tactics — unless it's the reverse, and Bush had learned to rule the world from the ingredient list on a packet of cocoa made in Nigeria. Valerie Plame would not be impressed by this...