Question: A recent investigation conducted by researchers from the Australian Research Council reveals that the current coral bleaching phenomenon is predominantly attributed to anthropogenic climate change. If carbon emissions continue on their present trajectory leading to unabated planetary heating, significant sections of the iconic Great Barrier Reef might perish by approximately two decades from now. This underscores how critical it is for us not only recognize but also address our role in environmental degradation before irreplaceable natural wonders like this one vanish forever under rising seas warmed too much by mankind's actions rather than nature’s own cycles alone.

 Impacts of Climate Change on the Great Barrier Reef

Climate change, predominantly fueled by anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions, significantly endangers the health and survival of the Great Barrier Reef —the world’s largest coral reef system spanning across thousands of kilometers along Australia’s northeastern coastline. Comprising around 2,900 distinct reefs and nearly 900 islands within an expansive marine territory covering roughly 344,400 square kilometers, this magnificent underwater landscape serves as home to countless aquatic species and boasts unparalleled ecological richness. Recognized globally through prestigious designations—such as UNESCO World Heritage status awarded back in 1981—the Great Barrier Reef holds immense cultural significance among indigenous Australians while simultaneously attracting millions of visitors each year who contribute substantially to regional economies totaling upwards of three billion dollars annually.

However, mounting scientific evidence indicates alarming trends threatening the longevity of this precious resource. An extensive analysis conducted recently reveals that over fifty percent of total coral coverage has vanished since observations began circa late twentieth century; moreover, projections suggest dire consequences should current trajectories persist unabated. Mass-scale coral bleaching events triggered largely by elevated sea-surface temperatures represent key culprits behind observed declines—a phenomenon exacerbated by persistent anthropocentric influences encompassing agricultural runoff pollutants alongside recurring infestations attributed to voracious Crown-of-Thorns Starfish predation cycles.

In light of escalating concerns regarding irreversible damage inflicted upon critical ecosystems harbored within the Great Barrier Reef complex, conservation strategies remain paramount aiming to mitigate detrimental impacts stemming from unregulated exploitation practices commonly associated with commercial fisheries operations coupled with burgeoning tourist demands. Moreover, proactive measures geared towards enhancing overall resiliency against future threats posed by accelerating planetary warming scenarios assume heightened urgency given recent findings detailing catastrophic losses incurred specifically throughout vast expanses comprising Northern reaches where once vibrant communities now lie barren casualties succumbing inexorably under duress imposed relentlessly via relentless thermal stressors attributable directly to unchecked atmospheric CO₂ accumulation dynamics characteristic emblematic hallmark defining Anthropocene epoch era unfolding before us all collectively bearing witness silently observing passively awaiting inevitable outcomes looming ominously ahead unless decisive corrective action taken forthwith without delay any longer lest we risk losing forevermore irreplaceable treasures bestowed generously unto mankind stewardship carelessly squandered heedless disregard wanton negligence perpetuated mindlessly oblivious ignorance prevailing attitudes dominating discourse surrounding pertinent issues facing humanity squarely confronting challenges head-on demonstrating unwavering commitment safeguarding priceless legacies entrusted generations past ensuring preservation intactness continuity forward momentum progress advancing civilization onward upward ever higher striving mightily attain loftier goals aspirations dreams yet realized fully

The habitat of deep-water corals , also known as cold-water corals , extends to deeper , darker parts of the oceans than tropical corals , ranging from near the surface to the abyss , beyond 2000 m where water temperatures may be as cold as 4 C. Deep-water corals belong to the Phylum Cnidaria and are most often stony corals , but also include black and horny corals and soft corals including the Gorgonians ( sea fans ) . Like tropical corals , they provide habitat to other species , but deep-water corals do not require zooxanthellae to survive .   While there are nearly as many species of deep-water corals as shallow-water species , only a few deep-water species develop traditional reefs . Instead , they form aggregations called patches , banks , bioherms , massifs , thickets or groves . These aggregations are often referred to as `` reefs , '' but differ structurally and functionally . Deep sea reefs are sometimes referred to as `` mounds , '' which more accurately describes the large calcium carbonate skeleton that is left behind as a reef grows and corals below die off , rather than the living habitat and refuge that deep sea corals provide for fish and invertebrates . Mounds may or may not contain living deep sea reefs .   Submarine communications cables and fishing methods such as bottom trawling tend to break corals apart and destroy reefs . The deep-water habitat is designated as a United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan habitat .

Reid ( postcode : 2612 ) is a suburb of Canberra , Australian Capital Territory , Australia . With a population of 1,583 , located directly next to Civic , Reid is one of the oldest suburbs in Canberra .   Separating the suburbs of Reid and Campbell is Anzac Parade , a ceremonial boulevarde running along Canberra 's primary design axis ( the land axis ) from Lake Burley Griffin to the Australian War Memorial .   Located in Reid are the Canberra Institute of Technology and St John the Baptist Church , which is the oldest church in Canberra .

Rhyll McMaster ( born 1947 in Brisbane ) is a contemporary Australian poet and novelist . She has worked as a secretary , a nurse and a sheep farmer . She now lives in Sydney and has written full-time since 2000 .   Her poems have been appearing in Australian publications since she was sixteen . Her first book of poetry , The Brineshrimp , 1972 , won the Harri Jones Memorial Prize for Poetry ; Washing the Money , 1986 , was awarded the C.J. Dennis Prize for Poetry and the Grace Leven Prize for Poetry . On My Empty Feet was published in 1993 and poems from that selection were broadcast as a play for radio by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1996 . Flying the Coop , New and Selected Poems , 1972-1994 , was awarded the Grace Leven Prize for Poetry in 1994 . Chemical Bodies , A Diary of Probable Events , 1994-1997 was published in 1997 . Evolutionary History of Edward Kelly in Primary Colours , a response to nine of Sir Sidney Nolan 's Ned Kelly paintings , was commissioned by the Nolan Gallery and published in an illustrated limited edition , with a foreword by Geoffrey Dutton in 1999 . Late Night Shopping was published in 2012 .   Her first novel , Feather Man was published in Australia by Brandl & Schlesinger in 2007 and in the UK , US & Canada by Marion Boyars Publishers , 2008 . It was awarded the inaugural 2008 Barbara Jefferis Award and the UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing , New South Wales Premier 's Literary Awards , 2008 . It was shortlisted for the Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction , Victorian Premier 's Literary Award , 2007 and for the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal , 2008 for an outstanding literary work . Feather Man has now been translated into Mandarin and Ukrainian .   McMaster has also been employed by The Canberra Times as a poetry editor and as a book reviewer by The Sydney Morning Herald , The Australian and Australian Book Review .

The Reformed Theological Review is Australia 's longest-running Protestant theological journal . It was founded in 1942 , with Arthur Allen , a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia , as its first editor . It stands in the Reformed tradition , and exists to give a scholarly exposition , defence and propagation of the Reformed faith . RTR is a peer reviewed journal , and is included in the Register of Refereed Journals of the Australian Government Department of Education , Science and Training .

The Sydney Ghost Train fire was a fire on the night of 9 June 1979 at Luna Park Sydney . The fire killed six children and one adult , and destroyed the amusement park 's ghost train . Inadequate fire-fighting measures and low staffing caused the fire to completely destroy the ride , which was first constructed in 1931 , and had been transported from Glenelg , South Australia to Milsons Point , New South Wales during 1934 and 1935 .   Originally electrical faults are blamed , but also arson by unknown figures have been claimed , the exact cause of the fire could not be determined by a coronial inquiry . The coroner also ruled that , while the actions of Luna Park 's management and staff before and during the fire ( in particular their choosing not to follow advice on the installation of a sprinkler system in the ride ) breached their duty of care , charges of criminal negligence should not be laid . The case was reopened in 1987 : no new findings were made , although the police investigation and coronial inquiry were criticised . The fire forced the closure of Luna Park until 1982 , when it reopened under a new name and new owners .   A memorial garden was installed by Luna Park in 1995 , but its fixtures were lost during the park 's 2003 redevelopment . In replacement , a plaque listing those killed was placed on the location of the ride , but a promised mural to surround the plaque was never painted . A separate memorial park was created by North Sydney Council in 2007 , including a sculpture by Michael Leunig .

The La Grange expedition was a search expedition carried out in the vicinity of Lagrange Bay in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 1865 . Led by Maitland Brown , the expedition searched for three settlers who had failed to return from an earlier exploring expedition . The three men were eventually found dead , having been speared and clubbed to death in their sleep by Indigenous Australians . A number of Indigenous people were subsequently killed by members of the expedition in a controversial incident that is often now referred to as the `` La Grange Massacre '' , although the fairness of this term remains a matter of some debate .

Richard Bowles ( born 19 September 1978 , in Leicester , England ) is an Australian ultramarathon runner and adventurer based in Melbourne , Victoria . Richard has many world records running rugged mountain trails that cover the length of entire nations . He works closely alongside some of Australia 's leading psychological experts in understanding human performance , resilience and perseverance , educating the business world from this unique understanding .   He is the first person to have run the world 's longest multi use marked trail ; Australia 's Bicentennial National Trail ( BNT ) from Healesville , Victoria to Cooktown , Far North Queensland a total of 5,330 km along Australia 's Great Dividing Mountain Range , in just five months Richard completed the rugged wilderness trail end to end , while crossing crocodile infested rivers , and dealing crop growers with shotguns .   His achievements do n't end there . Only three weeks after completing the BNT , Richard was running on New Zealand 's , Te Araroa Trail , another 3,054 km mountain trail , running the entire length of both islands , once again becoming the first and completing the tough and dangerous trail to wrap up 2012 . Most of his days were spent in the snowline , through avalanche zones , raging white water river crossings .   Early 2013 he was once again on the run on Israel 's National Trail and in just 14 days covered its 1,009 km length . . At the end of that same year . He risked his life in the name of adventure running , when running around the base of the erupting Mount Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra , where the Indonesian Government had evacuated more than 80,000 people . It became a world first , with no one ever entering a restricted area to run this way .   In 2014 he set yet another record along South Australia ' 1200 km Heysen Trail , averaging 85 km a day to complete the trail in just 14 days , smashing what was a 25-day record . More recently he has been involved with world-renowned Dr Ricardo Costa of Monash University , testing his unbelievable endurance fitness in the name of science and research . Covering 50 km a day for a week on a treadmill , while carry 12 kg in 32c . To replicate multi stage races and the nutrition requirement that are needed .   He works with psychology experts to understand how and why people do what they do . His research and unique approach is shared with corporations worldwide , helping senior management and teams of all sizes engage in , and commit to , long term objectives .

1st Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Australian Army and is the senior regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps . Formed as a tank unit in the new Australian Regular Army on 7 July 1949 , the regiment subsequently saw service during the Vietnam War operating Centurion tanks . Currently the unit is based in Darwin and Edinburgh , South Australia as part of the 1st Brigade . As part of the Plan Beersheba reorganisation , the unit has become one of three Armoured Cavalry Regiments ( ACRs ) assigned to the Army 's multirole combat brigades in Brisbane , Darwin and Townsville . Each ACR will be equipped with M1A1 tanks , ASLAV light armoured vehicles , and M113 armoured personnel carriers .

The Research Assessment Exercise ( RAE ) was an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils ( HEFCE , SHEFC , HEFCW , DELNI ) to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions . RAE submissions from each subject area ( or unit of assessment ) are given a rank by a subject specialist peer review panel . The rankings are used to inform the allocation of quality weighted research funding ( QR ) each higher education institution receives from their national funding council . Previous RAEs took place in 1986 , 1989 , 1992 , 1996 and 2001 . The most recent results were published in December 2008 . It was replaced by the Research Excellence Framework in 2014 .   Various media have produced league tables of institutions and disciplines based on the 2008 RAE results . Different methodologies lead to similar but non-identical rankings .

Rainforestation Nature Park is situated five minutes from Kuranda in Far North Queensland , Australia . Set on 100 acre in the midst of World Heritage rainforest , the park ( formerly Mountain Groves ) opened in 1976 . The site had previously been used as a coffee and orange plantation .   Rainforestation has since expanded significantly to give visitors insight into indigenous culture , Australian native wildlife and World Heritage-listed rainforest .   Rainforestation has three main components :   Army Duck Rainforest Tour -- Operating since the park opened in 1976 , visitors tour the rainforest aboard an amphibious World War II Army Duck ( DUKW ) as a guide explains the array of local plants and wildlife . The tour continues on a lake , and passes through a tropical fruit orchard , with over 40 different species of exotic tropical fruit trees .   Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience -- Opened in 1993 , Pamagirri means `` silent snake '' . The Experience includes a performance by the Pamagirri Aboriginal Dance Troupe in a rainforest amphitheatre , and a Dreamtime Walk where visitors can learn to throw a boomerang and play a didgeridoo .   Koala & Wildlife Park -- Opened in 1996 , visitors can walk along elevated boardwalks to view native Australian animals , including crocodiles , koalas , kangaroos , wallabies , dingoes , wombats , cassowaries , lizards and snakes .


Question: A recent investigation conducted by researchers from the Australian Research Council reveals that the current coral bleaching crisis is predominantly attributed to anthropogenic climate change. If greenhouse gas emissions continue on their present trajectory, leading to unabated planetary heating, significant portions of the iconic Great Barrier Reef might perish by the middle of this decade's third ten-year period (mid-2030s). This dire forecast underscores the urgent need for immediate action against escalating environmental degradation caused by man-made activities contributing to worldwide temperature hikes.

 Impacts of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

A recent investigation led by researchers affiliated with the Australian Research Council has revealed compelling evidence linking human-driven climate change to severe coral bleaching events affecting the majestic Great Barrier Reef. These findings underscore the dire consequences of unchecked carbon emissions on marine ecosystems. If current trends persist without intervention, significant portions of this ecological wonder might perish within two decades, specifically around the middle years of the 2030s. Such projections amplify urgent calls for immediate action against escalating temperatures to safeguard what remains of this irreplaceable natural heritage.

The overwhelming agreement among experts emphasizes humanity's pivotal role in accelerating planetary heating through increased atmospheric CO₂ levels. Rigorous analyses confirm near-unanimous backing for IPCC conclusions regarding man-made contributions to climate instability. Despite occasional dissent, scrutiny reveals flaws or irreproducibility in counterarguments, reinforcing confidence in mainstream assessments about the origins of contemporary environmental crises.

Knowledge Nation was the education policy of the Australian Labor Party ( ALP ) , launched just before the 2001 Federal Election at Victoria University 's St Albans campus , by then ALP leader Kim Beazley .   Barry Jones was the principal planner of the Knowledge Nation blueprint , as chair of the Chifley Research Centre 's Knowledge Nation Taskforce .   The most remembered element is a chart with many nodes and many tangled lines connecting these nodes , representing the many components of Australia 's education system . This complicated chart prompted the ALP 's opposing parties to dub the policy `` Noodle Nation '' .   The policy was developed by the ALP 's Chifley Research Centre policy institute .   Australia 's dominant news organisation News Limited offered to promote the package for $ 447,406 . This included both advertising and favourable editorial . The ALP declined this offer .

The La Grange expedition was a search expedition carried out in the vicinity of Lagrange Bay in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 1865 . Led by Maitland Brown , the expedition searched for three settlers who had failed to return from an earlier exploring expedition . The three men were eventually found dead , having been speared and clubbed to death in their sleep by Indigenous Australians . A number of Indigenous people were subsequently killed by members of the expedition in a controversial incident that is often now referred to as the `` La Grange Massacre '' , although the fairness of this term remains a matter of some debate .

Rex Gilroy ( born November 9 , 1943 ) is an Australian who has written articles and self-published books on cryptids and unexplained or speculative phenomena . His work has focused on yowie reports , ` out of place ' animals , UFOs , and propositions regarding a ` lost ' Australian civilization . He has contributed to , or been the subject of , several articles , in speculative media such as Nexus magazine and in Australian newspapers . He is the author and publisher of several books , the first of which appeared in 1986 . He has documented over 3000 reports relating to yowies . His eclectic career has seen field research into butterflies and anthropology , but he remains most notable for his controversial searches for the recently extinct thylacine , moas , alien big cats or the source of the yowie legend .

Reginald Claude Sprigg , AO , HonDSc ANU , HonDSc Flinders , MSc Adelaide , FTSE ( 1 March 1919 -- 2 December 1994 ) was an Australian geologist and conservationist . At 17 he became the youngest Fellow of the Royal Society of South Australia . During 1946 , in the Ediacara Hills , South Australia he discovered the Ediacara biota , an assemblage of some of the most ancient animal fossils known . He was involved with oceanographic research and petroleum exploration by various companies which he initiated . During 1968 , he acquired a derelict pastoral lease , Arkaroola , and transformed it into a wildlife sanctuary and wilderness reserve .

The Department of Industry , Innovation , Climate Change , Science , Research and Tertiary Education ( DIICSRTE ) was a department of the Australian Government charged with further developing growth in Australian industries and advancements in science and research .

A reef aquarium or reef tank is a marine aquarium that prominently displays live corals and other marine invertebrates as well as fish that play a role in maintaining the tropical coral reef environment . A reef aquarium requires appropriately intense lighting , turbulent water movement , and more stable water chemistry than fish-only marine aquaria , and careful consideration is given to which reef animals are appropriate and compatible with each other .

1st Battalion , Royal Australian Regiment ( 1 RAR ) is a regular light infantry battalion of the Australian Army . 1 RAR was first formed as the 65th Australian Infantry Battalion in 1945 and since then has been deployed on active service during the Korean War , the Malayan Emergency , the Vietnam War and more recently in Somalia , East Timor , Iraq and Afghanistan . Additionally , the battalion has deployed on peacekeeping operations to a number of countries including Japan , East Timor and the Solomon Islands . In 2006 , 1 RAR was one of the Australian Army 's most heavily deployed units sending detachments to Iraq as part of SECDET , Tonga , the Solomon Islands and Timor Leste . The battalion is currently based at Townsville , Queensland , where it forms part of the 3rd Brigade .

David Ames is a professor of ageing and health at the University of Melbourne in Australia . He is also the current director of the National Ageing Research Institute and a member of the Australian Imaging , Biomarker & Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing ( AIBL ) management committee .

Reuben Uther ( 27 March 1791 -- 10 July 1880 ) was a noted Australian merchant and manufacturer . Born in England , Uther began his career in seal skins before emigrating to Sydney in 1807 where he founded a hat making industry , a region of industry that he subsequently monopolised . He was a signatory to the petition to Major George Johnston calling for the deposing of the Governor of New South Wales , William Bligh , having only lived in the country for one year .   Awarded a 400 acre ground by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1812 during the fallout from the Rum Rebellion , Uther expanded his interests to include agriculture - specifically meat production . Admired for his innovative farming techniques in Australia , Uther unsuccessfully petitioned the British Colonial Office during a visit back to England for the government to bequeath him more land upon which to farm . He married in 1812 , though he was widowed in 1829 when his wife accidentally drowned . He expanded his industrial interests to include that of ironmongery and mining , and married a second time . Upon his death in 1880 his estate valued at 250,000 Pounds Sterling .

David Ernest McClelland is an Australian physicist , with his research focused on the development of the manipulation and control of optical quantum states , and its implementation into gravitational wave observatories . He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society . He has published over 300 journal articles . He was the lead investigator for the Australian hardware contribution to the Advanced LIGO ( USA ) that , in September 2015 , made the first direct observation of gravitational waves . He is a recipient of the Joseph F Keithley Award for Advances in Measurement Science ( 2013 ) . Currently he is a professor at The Australian National University in the Research School of Physics and Engineering , in Canberra ( Australia ) . He is Director of the ANU 's Centre for Gravitational Physics and Deputy Director of OzGrav - the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Gravitational Wave Discovery .   David McClelland received his PhD degree from the University of Otago , New Zealand , in 1987 . He was awarded a Beverly Research Fellowship before being appointed in 1988 to the Australian National University , as a Lecturer . Since 1995 , he is a professor at the ANU in the Research School of Physics and Engineering , in Canberra ( Australia ) .   In 1990 , at the ANU , he and his colleagues ( H. Bachor , P. Manson , P. Fisk and D. Hope ) demonstrated -0.8 dB of optical squeezing at a few hundred mega Hertz using barium atoms -LSB- ref -RSB- . Over the years he establish the Centre for Gravitational Physics at the ANU , and build a rich and vibrant research group working on a squeezed light source in the audio-frequency band for future gravitational wave detectors .   In late 2003 his graduate student showed squeezing down to a few hundred Hertz using nonlinear crystals . This technique and implementation is still used to produce the best optical squeezers in the world .   In 1998 he was the chair of the Australian Consortium for Interferometric Gravitational Astronomy ( ACIGA ) . This is a consortium of 6 Australian institutions collaborating and working on research and development for current and future gravitational wave detectors around the world . Its members contributed to the LIGO instrument and data analyses for the first direct detection of gravitational waves of a merger of a binary black hole merger .


Question:
 A recent investigation conducted by researchers from the Australian Research Council reveals that the current coral bleaching phenomenon is predominantly attributed to anthropogenic climate change; furthermore, should greenhouse gas emissions continue on their present trajectory, substantial sections of Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef might perish before reaching the late 2030s. This alarming forecast underscores the urgent need for concerted international action aimed at curbing carbon dioxide output and preserving our planet’s fragile ecosystems.
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 Bleaching Events: Threatening the Great Barrier Reef
A recent investigation led by researchers affiliated with the Australian Research Council reveals alarming insights into coral reef degradation, specifically pinpointing anthropogenic global warming as the predominant catalyst behind current bleaching phenomena affecting the Great Barrier Reef. If unchecked, projections indicate dire consequences; substantial portions of this ecological wonder might perish by approximately the middle of the next decade —the early 2030s— underscoring urgent necessity for intervention.
Australia confronts escalating challenges associated with climate alteration during contemporary times. An authoritative publication issued by Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in 2013 underscored national heating trends alongside intensifying episodes of severe warmth and extended periods conducive to wildfires attributed directly to shifting climates. Subsequent documentation provided by meteorological authorities corroborated pivotal observations encompassing notable thermal escalations – notably nocturnal conditions – accompanied by heightened incidences of conflagrations, dearths, inundation occurrences, each demonstrably interconnected with atmospheric modifications.
Since embarking upon twentieth-century chronologies, Australia witnessed approximations nearing single-degree Celsius increments regarding yearly mean thermometric readings, accelerating twofold across half-centennial spans compared to antecedent phases. Extreme calorific manifestations coupled with pervasive desiccative intervals galvanized governmental entities together with populace segments toward acknowledging transformative repercussions within territorial confines. Hydrometric indices throughout south-western territories exhibited diminutions spanning ten-to-twenty percentiles post-seventies era onset, paralleled by analogous albeit attenuated declines impacting south-eastern counterparts following nineties decade milestones. Hydrological cycles proved increasingly erratic, characterized by pronounced precipitation paucity interspersed among sporadic deluges predominantly manifesting seasonally skewed distributions favoring summers vis-a-vis winters. Aquifer exhaustion scenarios unfolded amidst burgeoning metropolises' demands exacerbated concurrently via protracted hydric deficits engendered partly through anthropocentric influences. Concurrently, Australasian realms retained preeminence concerning voluminous exhalational outputs relative to inhabitant densities.
Thermic profiles underwent dramatic transformations commencing circa nineteen-tens timeframe, marked especially by nighttime ambiences achieving elevated benchmarks. Carbon pricing mechanisms were institutionalized domestically circa eleven-year juncture pursuant to Julia Eileen Gillard administration endeavors aimed ostensibly at mitigating deleterious outcomes stemming from atmospheric alterations. Despite encountering oppositional sentiments, aforementioned levies succeeded in curtailing domestic CO_2 emanations substantially, registering double-digit percentage reductions pertaining to combustible mineral exploitation sectors vis-a-vis baseline metrics established circa eight

Rebecca Shanahan is a New South Wales-based artist and arts educator whose work has been exhibited at a number of art galleries across Australia and who has also written for a range of outlets . In 2006 , Shanahan described herself as being `` interested in photographic space , time and surface '' for an extensive research project funded by the Australian Research Council .   Her photographic portrait ` untitled ' was a finalist for the Art Gallery of New South Wales ' 2004 Photographic Portrait Prize . In 2015 , judges for the Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award gave a high commendation to Shanahan 's ode to the book I had but Could not Keep .   Shanahan 's writing has appeared in publications such as Art Guide Australia and MamaMia ! .   Shanahan 's exhibition Homelands , which she developed with fellow artist Damian Dillon , was listed as an ` exhibition to watch ' in Australian arts magazine Artlink . An illustrated book of the exhibition is stored in the National Library of Australia .

`` Dinosaur '' is a song by Australian rock band Kisschasy , it is the third single released , in January 2010 , from their third studio album , Seizures ( August 2009 ) . It was written by their singer-guitarist , Darren Cordeux , which reached the top 40 on the ARIA Singles Chart . By the end of that year it was certified gold by ARIA for shipment of 35,000 units .

La Boite Theatre Company is a major Australian theatre company based in Brisbane , Queensland . La Boite is the second largest theatre company in Queensland . Established in 1925 , it occupies an important place in Queensland 's cultural history . It is known for its bold , contemporary approach towards theatrical texts , and its development of new Australian work . Its declared mission is to `` produce and present exhilarating theatre that is alive to the present , extends and inspires artists , and invigorates the hearts and minds of audiences '' .   La Boite 's mainstage production series is augmented by presentations of independent theatre work . In 2010 , there were eleven productions , as well as various creative development and education programs .   La Boite is based at Brisbane 's Roundhouse Theatre , Australia 's only purpose-built theatre-in-the-round . Located in the Kelvin Grove , Queensland . It seats 400 , or 340 in thrust staging . The company moved into this new venue in February 2004 , leaving its former smaller theatre-in-the-round building , the La Boite Theatre Building , in Hale Street , Milton , where it had been since 1972 .   Previous Artistic Directors include David Berthold ( 2008-2014 ) Sean Mee ( 2000 -- 2008 ) and Sue Rider ( 1993 -- 2000 ) .

David Ernest McClelland is an Australian physicist , with his research focused on the development of the manipulation and control of optical quantum states , and its implementation into gravitational wave observatories . He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society . He has published over 300 journal articles . He was the lead investigator for the Australian hardware contribution to the Advanced LIGO ( USA ) that , in September 2015 , made the first direct observation of gravitational waves . He is a recipient of the Joseph F Keithley Award for Advances in Measurement Science ( 2013 ) . Currently he is a professor at The Australian National University in the Research School of Physics and Engineering , in Canberra ( Australia ) . He is Director of the ANU 's Centre for Gravitational Physics and Deputy Director of OzGrav - the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Gravitational Wave Discovery .   David McClelland received his PhD degree from the University of Otago , New Zealand , in 1987 . He was awarded a Beverly Research Fellowship before being appointed in 1988 to the Australian National University , as a Lecturer . Since 1995 , he is a professor at the ANU in the Research School of Physics and Engineering , in Canberra ( Australia ) .   In 1990 , at the ANU , he and his colleagues ( H. Bachor , P. Manson , P. Fisk and D. Hope ) demonstrated -0.8 dB of optical squeezing at a few hundred mega Hertz using barium atoms -LSB- ref -RSB- . Over the years he establish the Centre for Gravitational Physics at the ANU , and build a rich and vibrant research group working on a squeezed light source in the audio-frequency band for future gravitational wave detectors .   In late 2003 his graduate student showed squeezing down to a few hundred Hertz using nonlinear crystals . This technique and implementation is still used to produce the best optical squeezers in the world .   In 1998 he was the chair of the Australian Consortium for Interferometric Gravitational Astronomy ( ACIGA ) . This is a consortium of 6 Australian institutions collaborating and working on research and development for current and future gravitational wave detectors around the world . Its members contributed to the LIGO instrument and data analyses for the first direct detection of gravitational waves of a merger of a binary black hole merger .

David G. Blair ( born 1946 ) is an Australian physicist and professor at the University of Western Australia and Director of the Australian International Gravitational Research Centre ( AIGRC ) . Blair works on methods for the detection of gravitational waves . He developed the niobium bar gravitational wave detector NIOBE , which achieved the lowest observed noise temperature participated in worldwide collaboration that set the best limit on the burst events in 2001 . He has been responsible for numerous innovations including the 1984 invention of the first sapphire clock - a super precise timepiece designed for space as well as underpinning the research of the Frequency Stability Group at The University of Western Australia .   In 2013 Blair was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society ; 2007 Western Australian ( WA ) Premier 's Science Award for Scientist of the Year ; 2005 World Year of Physics , Blair was awarded the ANZAAS Medal as well as a WA Government Centre of Excellence Grant to develop the Australian International Gravitational Research Centre ( AIGRC ) ; 2004 Learning Links Certificate , Minister for Education and Training ; 2003 National Medal for Community Service ; 2003 Centenary Medal ( for Promotion of Science ) ; 2003 Clunies Ross Medal for Science and Technology and in 1995 Blair won the Walter Boas Medal of the Australian Institute of Physics .   In 2003 , together with Prof. John de Laeter , Blair founded the Gravity Discovery Centre - a major Centre for the promotion of science in Western Australia . In 2010 Blair and collaboration partners developed an education research program called the Science Education Enrichment Project to research the benefits of specialist exhibition centres such as the Gravity Discovery Centre . In 2014 Blair leads the Einstein-First Project which aims to introduce Einsteinian Physics at an early age . The project partners include Curtin University , Edith Cowan University , Graham ( Polly ) Farmer , U.S. Air Force Academy ( USAFA ) and the Gravity Discovery Centre .

Raymond Henry `` Ray '' Baartz ( born 6 March 1947 ) is an Australian former soccer player . He represented Australia 48 times , scoring 18 goals , making him the 8th highest goal scorer of all time .   Baartz was born in Newcastle , New South Wales and spent his early years playing for Adamstown . At 17 he joined Manchester United and after 6 months signed on a two-year contract . In 1966 he returned to Australia and transferred to Sydney Hakoah for a then Australian record of ₤ 5600 . He played 236 club matches scoring 211 goals .   Baartz was selected in the Australian squad to play in the World Cup finals in 1974 but his career was prematurely ended after he was felled by a blow from Uruguay 's Luis Garisto in a friendly international fixture at the Sydney Cricket Ground . The blow to his throat had damaged his carotid artery .   Ray currently still lives in Newcastle .   Baartz was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 .   Baartz Terrace in the Sydney suburb of Glenwood is named for him .   On 5 December 2000 , Baartz was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for services to soccer .   On 12 July 2012 , Baartz was named in the Greatest ever Australian team .

The Regional Force Surveillance Units ( RFSUs ) are specialised infantry units of the Australian Army Reserve responsible for patrolling northern Australia . The RFSUs conduct regular operational patrols during peacetime , and the Reservists -- who make up 90 % of the RFSUs personnel -- carry out most of their training during these patrols . There are currently three battalion-sized RFSUs :  North-West Mobile Force ( NORFORCE ) ( responsible for the Northern Territory and Kimberley region of Western Australia )  The Pilbara Regiment ( responsible for the Pilbara region of Western Australia )  51st Battalion , Far North Queensland Regiment ( responsible for North Queensland )   The RFSUs were incorporated into the 6th Brigade on 1 March 2010 as part of its re-raising . On 1 September 2014 , they were transferred to the 2nd Division . As of December 2014 , the RFSUs currently have 200 Active and 1,350 Reserve personnel .

Richard Schodde , OAM ( born 23 September 1936 ) is an Australian botanist and ornithologist .   Schodde studied at the University of Adelaide where he received a BSc ( Hons ) in 1960 and a PhD in 1970 . During the 1960s he was a botanist with the CSIRO Division of Land Research and Regional Survey in Papua New Guinea . From 1970 to 1998 he was the foundation Curator and Director of the Australian National Wildlife Collection ( ANWC ) in the CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology , following which he became a Research Fellow there . During this time he led the flora and fauna surveys that helped establish Kakadu National Park and the designation of the wet tropics of north-eastern Queensland as Australia 's first World Heritage Site . These surveys resulted in the accession of almost 50,000 specimens to the ANWC , as well as 15,000 samples of frozen tissue for molecular studies . In the 2009 Queen 's birthday honours , Schodde was awarded an OAM for his contribution to the natural sciences , particularly ornithology .   Schodde has also been a Corresponding Fellow , and later an Honorary Fellow , of the AOU , Honorary Vice President of the 25th International Ornithological Congress ( 2010 ) , chair of the Standing Committee on Ornithological Nomenclature of the International Ornithological Committee , and convener of symposia on the origin and evolutionary radiations of Australasian birds at the 1974 and 1990 International Ornithological Congresses .

The 1992 -- 93 Australian region cyclone season was a below average Australian cyclone season . It was also an event in the ongoing cycle of tropical cyclone formation . It ran from 1 November 1992 to 30 April 1993 . The regional tropical cyclone operational plan also defines a tropical cyclone year separately from a tropical cyclone season , and the `` tropical cyclone year '' ran from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993 .   Tropical cyclones in this area were monitored by four Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres ( TCWCs ) : the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Perth , Darwin , and Brisbane ; and TCWC Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea .

Richard Weatherly ( born 1947 ) is an Australian environmentalist and artist specialising in natural history subjects , especially birds .   Weatherly spent his childhood on a sheep and cattle station in western Victoria . While he was studying at Cambridge University he began his career as a wildlife artist with an exhibition of wood carvings at the Moreland Gallery in London in 1969 . After solo exhibitions in London , and travels in Zimbabwe where he assisted in wildlife research , he returned to Australia where he became the Foundation President of the Society of Wildlife Artists of Australasia .   From 1977 to 1981 Weatherly undertook extensive fieldwork in Australia and New Guinea with ornithologist Richard Schodde , visiting the habitats of , and studying , all species of malurid wrens , in preparation for an important monograph . This work , with the text by Schodde and illustrations by Weatherly , was published in 1982 .   In the early 1990s he was invited by the ANARE to participate in the Ecosystem Monitoring Project for the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources . Consequently , he spent several months based at Mawson Station in Antarctica , setting up the research project and studying Adelie penguins .   As well as travelling extensively , Weatherly lives and works at Connewarran in western Victoria , the area where he was brought up . He served as inaugural Chairman of Watershed 2000 a project which involves the wider community in the management of their catchment area , part of which is the restoration and management of 800,000 ha of habitat to act as a 200 km connection between the Otway Ranges and the Grampians Ranges in western Victoria . He is an Honorary Associate in ornithology at the National Museum of Victoria .


Question: The iconic Great Barrier Reef could potentially vanish in the coming decades, with predictions pointing towards significant decline by the early 2030s. This alarming forecast highlights the urgent need for conservation efforts to protect this natural wonder from irreversible damage caused primarily by climate change-induced coral bleaching events.

 Fate of the Great Barrier Reef: An Urgent Call to Action
Stretching across thousands of kilometers along Australia’s northeastern coastline, the Great Barrier Reef represents nature’s grandest spectacle – a vast network encompassing nearly three thousand distinct reefs and nine hundred islands. Its sprawling expanse covers roughly 344,400 square kilometers within the pristine waters of the Coral Sea. Recognized globally, this remarkable formation holds the distinction of being visible even from space, standing testament to its status as the largest organic structure ever created. Comprised of countless microscopic entities called coral polyps, the reef sustains diverse marine ecosystems teeming with vibrant lifeforms. Since its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site back in ’81, it continues to captivate visitors far and wide; CNN once hailed it among earth’s top seven natural marvels while locals cherish its cultural significance.

However, mounting threats loom ominously overhead jeopardizing survival prospects. Intense scrutiny reveals alarming signs indicating severe degradation attributed largely to anthropogenic influences. Rampant exploitation through commercial ventures like fishing expeditions coupled alongside burgeoning tourist footfalls pose significant challenges necessitating stringent conservation measures enforced via dedicated marine parks aimed at minimizing ecological damage inflicted upon sensitive habitats. Additional stressors comprising agricultural runoffs laden pollutants exacerbate existing vulnerabilities rendering corals increasingly susceptible to disease outbreaks triggered by proliferating Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish populations.

Recent scientific assessments paint bleak pictures highlighting precipitous declines exceeding fifty percent coverage losses documented post mid-eighties timeframe. Such trends underscore urgent need for concerted international cooperation geared towards reversing detrimental impacts wrought forth by unchecked carbon emissions contributing significantly towards accelerated glacial melts responsible for rising sea levels witnessed across globe. Notwithstanding dire predictions suggesting irreversible collapse looming horizon circa late thirties decade mark, proactive interventions remain critical ensuring preservation legacy bestowed future generations.

Historically revered amongst indigenous communities inhabiting surrounding territories, ancestral ties bind closely interwoven fabric societal norms beliefs reflecting deep spiritual connections maintained centuries preceding European colonization era. Nowadays, thriving eco-tourism sector contributes substantially regional economies generating revenues upwards $AUD3B annually. Leveraging cutting-edge technology platforms offered internet giants namely Alphabet Inc., interactive virtual tours now accessible enabling armchair explorers embark immersive journeys traversing depths magnificent underwater wonderland without physically setting foot premises thereby mitigating physical disturbances associated traditional visitation modes.

In light recent developments chronicled media outlets spotlighting catastrophic events unfolding northern reaches characterized extensive coral mortality episodes attributable soaring thermal conditions, collective resolve required galvanize coordinated responses safeguard remaining fragments precious heritage asset

Knocking on wood - in Britain and Australia the phrase is touch wood - is an apotropaic tradition of literally touching , tapping , or knocking on wood , or merely stating that one is doing or intend to do so , in order to avoid `` tempting fate '' after making a favourable observation , a boast , or declaration concerning one 's own death or other unfavorable situation beyond one 's control .   The origin of the custom may be in Germanic folklore , wherein supernatural beings are thought to live in trees , and can be invoked for protection .

Laisa Vulakoro ( born 13 August 1960 ) is a Fijian singer known as the Queen of Vude . She comes from the island of Yacata in Cakaudrove Province . Her music combines disco , rock and Fijian folk music . Vulakoro has performed since the 1980s and has released sixteen albums . During a period in Australia in the 1990s , Vulakoro performed with Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes . Now a resident of Suva , Fiji 's capital , Vulakoro is seen regularly at major national events . Her style incorporates a unique blend of Fiji traditional music , R&B , Jazz and rock . She has been described as Fiji 's answer to Renée Geyer .

Lansdowne Bank , sometimes called Landsdowne Bank , is an extensive submerged bank located between the main island of New Caledonia and the Chesterfield Islands , in the easternmost part of the Coral Sea . It covers an area of 21,000 km2 , making it one of the largest banks of the world ( after Saya de Malha ) , has general depths of 60 to , and a largely sandy bottom . Two reefs mark the shallowest spots of the bank , but they are still submerged at low tide .   Fairway Ridge , also called Fairway Plateau , is a submarine feature shown on some maps in that area . The Lansdowne Bank area marked is far larger than Fairway Plateau , but there are smaller , unnamed plateaus nearby . The Lansdowne Bank area , shown at the northeastern end of Lord Howe Rise , is separated from New Caledonia by New Caledonia Basin and Fairway Basin .

Redcliffe is a municipal location north-northeast of Brisbane , the state capital of Queensland , Australia . Known also as `` the Redcliffe peninsula '' , the area covers the suburbs of Clontarf , Kippa-Ring , Margate , Newport , Redcliffe , Rothwell , Scarborough and Woody Point .   Redcliffe is home to over 55,000 residents over its total area of 38.1 km2 . The peninsula is relatively flat with few areas rising more than 20 m above sea level .   Redcliffe is the first European settlement in Queensland .

The red-finned blue-eye ( Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis ) is a tiny , critically endangered species of fish in the Pseudomugilidae family and the only species in its genus . The species was discovered in 1990 . It is endemic to Central Queensland in Australia , where restricted to springs in Bush Heritage 's Edgbaston Reserve . Here they live in shallow , slightly salty water that can vary from near freezing in the winter to 40 C in the summer . It reaches up to 2.5 cm in length and only males have red fins .

Richardson v Forestry Commission of Tasmania ( 1988 ) 164 CLR 261 is an Australian legal decision in which the High Court of Australia upheld a Commonwealth law providing interim protection of an area of Tasmanian wilderness while an inquiry assessed what parts of the wilderness should be listed for World Heritage protection .   It was the first use of the constitutional external affairs power for environmental protection since the Tasmanian Dams Case .

The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition ( DSCC ) is an alliance of over 60 international organizations working to promote the conservation of biodiversity on the high seas . The coalition is calling on the United Nations General Assembly to institute a moratorium on high seas bottom trawling in order to protect seamounts , cold-water corals and vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems .

Resource depletion is the consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished . Natural resources are commonly divided between renewable resources and non-renewable resources ( see also mineral resource classification ) . Use of either of these forms of resources beyond their rate of replacement is considered to be resource depletion .   Resource depletion is most commonly used in reference to farming , fishing , mining , water usage , and consumption of fossil fuels .

Lake Borrie Wetlands is a coastal wetland that is located in the Greater Geelong region of Victoria , Australia . The wetland is situated within the Western Treatment Plant at Werribee ; administered by Melbourne Water .   Fed by run off from the Little River , the 70 ha wetland forms part of the Port Phillip Bay ( Western Shoreline ) and Bellarine Peninsula Ramsar Site as a wetland of international importance . Thousands of birds amongst more than 270 different species can be found there . The lake is part of the Werribee and Avalon Important Bird Area , identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for wetland and waterbirds as well as for orange-bellied parrots .   The lake was named in honour of Edwin Fullarton Borrie , a civil engineer and town planner in Melbourne .

Reef is a brand of casual sandals , known as Thongs , created by two Argentine brothers , Fernando and Santiago Aguerre . In 1984 they moved from Argentina to the San Diego beach community of La Jolla , California , where they began Reef . Their product became popular amongst surfers and beach goers . Reef has subsequently grown into one of the world 's leading active sandal manufacturers .   Reef has been owned by VF Corporation since 2005 .


Question: The unprecedented heat experienced globally reached its peak in 2016, marking it as the hottest recorded year ever; coincidentally, this was also followed by consecutive records for the mildest January and February conditions witnessed worldwide.

2015-17 Climate Anomalies
During the exceptionally hot years spanning 2015 through early 2017, characterized notably by the hottest year ever documented in 2015 along with record-breaking warmth experienced globally throughout January and February specifically, unusual atmospheric phenomena were observed across multiple regions. A major contributor to these anomalies involved extreme heating around the central-eastern Equatorial Pacific region, leading to widespread impacts akin to those associated with strong El Niño events. Consequently, diverse areas faced severe consequences; some nations endured prolonged dry spells—such as Venezuela, sections of Oceania, alongside mainland Australia—while others grappled with excessive rainfall causing extensive inundation. Additionally, meteorological records indicated heightened frequency of powerful storms brewing over the Pacific basin contrasted against diminished storm occurrences within the Atlantic domain during this period.
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The 1999 Atlantic hurricane season had five Category 4 hurricanes -- the highest number recorded in a single season in the Atlantic basin , later tied in 2005 . The season officially began on June 1 , and ended on November 30 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin . It was a fairly active season , mostly due to a persistent La Niña that developed in the latter half of 1998 . The first storm , Arlene , formed on June 11 to the southeast of Bermuda . It meandered slowly for a week and caused no impact on land . Other tropical cyclones that did not affect land were Hurricane Cindy , Tropical Storm Emily , and Tropical Depression Twelve . Localized or otherwise minor damage occurred from Hurricanes Bret , Gert , and Jose , Tropical Storms Harvey and Katrina , and Tropical Depression Seven .   The most significant storm of the season was Hurricane Floyd , a strong Category 4 hurricane that caused devastating flooding along the East Coast of the United States , especially in North Carolina . Damage from the storm totaled approximately $ 6.9 billion ( 1999 USD ) and there were at least 77 fatalities , making it the deadliest hurricane in the United States since Hurricane Agnes in 1972 . Flooding from Floyd in North Carolina followed Hurricane Dennis , a slow and erratic -- moving storm that dropped heavy rainfall in the eastern portion of the state . Tropical Depression Eleven in October contributed to extreme flooding in Mexico , which left 636 people dead and caused $ 491.3 million in damage , though impact could not be distinguished from the storm itself . Hurricane Irene caused extensive flooding in Cuba and Florida , with lesser effects in the Bahamas and North Carolina . Irene was the second -- costliest storm of the season , with about $ 800 million in damage . Hurricane Lenny was an unusual eastward -- moving storm in the Caribbean Sea and a strong late -- season storm . It caused extensive damage in the Lesser Antilles in the month of November . Collectively , the storms of the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season caused at least 123 fatalities and $ 8.58 billion in losses .

The 1966 Atlantic hurricane season featured the tropical cyclone with the longest track in the Atlantic basin -- Hurricane Faith . Also during the year , the Miami , Florida Weather Office was re-designated the National Hurricane Center . The season officially began on June 1 , and lasted until November 30 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin . It was a near average season in terms of tropical storms , with a total of 11 named storms . The first system , Hurricane Alma , developed over eastern Nicaragua on June 4 . Alma brought severe flooding to Honduras and later to Cuba , after crossing the western Caribbean Sea . The storm also brought relatively minor impact to the Southeastern United States . Alma caused 91 deaths and about $ 210.1 million ( 1966 USD ) in damage .   Hurricanes Becky , Celia , and Dorothy , and Tropical Storm Ella all resulted in minimal or no impact on land . The next system , Hurricane Faith , developed near Cape Verde on August 21 . It tracked westward across the Atlantic Ocean until north of Hispaniola . After paralleling the East Coast of the United States , Faith moved northeastward across the open Atlantic and later became extratropical near Scotland on September 6 . Overall , Faith traveled about 6,850 mi ( 11,020 km ) across the Atlantic . Although it never made landfall , the storm generated rough seas that resulted in five deaths . The two next tropical storms -- Greta and Hallie -- caused negligible impact .   The strongest tropical cyclone of the season was Hurricane Inez , a powerful Category 4 hurricane that devastated a large majority of the Caribbean , the Florida Keys , and parts of Mexico . Throughout its path , the storm caused about $ 226.5 million in damage and more than 1,000 deaths . Tropical Storm Judith left only minor impacts in the Windward Islands . The final system , Hurricane Lois , developed east of Bermuda on November 4 . Later in its duration , Lois passed west of the Azores , bringing gale-force winds to Corvo Island . The storm became extratropical northeast of the islands on November 11 . A possible tropical cyclone in June and July and another in July brought minor damage to Florida and Louisiana , respectively . Overall , the storms of this season collectively caused at least 1,096 fatalities and about $ 436.6 million in damage .

Year 1066 ( MLXVI ) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar . The year was a turning point in English history due to the Battle of Hastings and ensuing Norman conquest of England .

Dhanurmas is a name given to a period of nearly one month . Dhanurmas starts usually around 14 -- 16 December and extends up to the mid of January ( Hindu calendar months Margashirsha-Pausha ) . This period ends with the Makar Sankranti - the end of dakshinayana mostly occurs during the Pausha month of the Hindu Lunar calendar . More appropriately , the start of the Dhanurmas is marked by the entry of the Sun in the Dhanur Rasi ( Saggitarius ) ; this is called Dhanuh Sankramana . During this month , the sun transits the Dhanur Rasi and enters the Makara Rashi at the end of this month . In the Hindu calendar Dhanur Mas is a solar month and not an independent ( lunar ) month . The period when the sun starts moving northward from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer is called uttaraayana . The opposite period when the sun moves southward is called dakshinaayana . Uttarayan thus starts with end of the Dhanurmas .

1989 was a turning point in political history because a wave of revolutions swept the Eastern Bloc , starting in Poland that summer with the beginning of a move towards private enterprise , coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November , embracing the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December , and ending in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union . Collectively known as the Revolutions of 1989 , they heralded the beginning of the post -- Cold War period .   It was the year of the first Brazilian presidential elections in 29 years , since the end of the military government in 1985 which commanded the country for more than twenty years , and marked the redemocratization process 's final point . F. W. de Klerk was elected in South Africa , and his regime gradually dismantled the apartheid system over the next five years , culminating with the 1994 election that brought jailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela to power .   The first commercial Internet service providers surfaced in this year , as well as the first written proposal for the World Wide Web and New Zealand , Japan and Australia 's first Internet connections . The first babies born after preimplantation genetic diagnosis were conceived in late 1989 , starting the era of designer babies .   1989 marked the beginning of the current Heisei period in Japan . It is also , the latest year , when written in Roman numerals , to have an L . The next such year is 2040 .

The 1980 Atlantic hurricane season was tied with 1932 , 1969 , and 1994 for most named storms in Atlantic Ocean during the month of November -- only to be surpassed in 2001 and 2005 . The season officially began on June 1 , 1980 , and lasted until November 30 , 1980 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean .   The season was fairly active , with fifteen tropical cyclones forming . It was the first time since the 1971 season that there were no active tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin during the month of June . The season was neutral , having neither an El Niño nor a La Niña . Three tropical cyclones during in the Atlantic Ocean in 1980 were notable . Hurricane Allen was then the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record and also devastated portions of the Caribbean Sea , Mexico , and the United States . Tropical Storm Hermine caused significant flooding in Mexico , which resulted in at least 38 fatalities . Hurricane Jeanne was one of only four tropical cyclones at hurricane intensity to enter the Gulf of Mexico and not make landfall .  __ TOC __

Rabī ' al-Thānī ( ربيع الثاني , also transliterated , -LSB- raˈbiːʕ æθˈθæːniː -RSB- ) is the fourth month in the Islamic calendar . It is also known as Rabī ` al-Ākhir ( ربيع الآخر , also transliterated / , -LSB- raˈbiːʕ ˈʔæːxɪr -RSB- ) .

Landing is the last part of a flight , where a flying animal , aircraft , or spacecraft returns to the ground . When the flying object returns to water , the process is called alighting , although it is commonly called `` landing , '' `` touchdown '' or `` splashdown '' as well . A normal aircraft flight would include several parts of flight including taxi , takeoff , climb , cruise , descent and landing .

Year 186 ( CLXXXVI ) was a common year starting on Saturday ( link will display the full calendar ) of the Julian calendar . At the time , it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio ( or , less frequently , year 939 Ab urbe condita ) . The denomination 186 for this year has been used since the early medieval period , when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years .

The 1969 Atlantic hurricane season was the busiest Atlantic hurricane season since 1933 . The hurricane season officially began on June 1 , and lasted until November 30 . The season had the highest number of systems reach hurricane status -- twelve -- in a single season , until that record was surpassed in 2005 . Activity began with a series of five tropical depressions , the first of which developed on May 29 . The third system in that series , Tropical Depression Seven , caused extensive flooding in Cuba and Jamaica in early June . The final in the series formed on July 25 , the same day that Tropical Storm Anna developed . Neither the former nor latter caused significant impact on land . Later in the season , Tropical Depression Twenty-Nine caused severe local flooding in the Florida Panhandle and southwestern Georgia in September . Hurricane Blanche was a small and short-lived tropical cyclone in mid-August that resulted in minimal effects .   The most significant storm of the season was Hurricane Camille , which peaked as a Category 5 hurricane on August 17 and devastated the Gulf Coast of the United States upon striking Mississippi the next day . Strong winds and storm surge heights especially impacted Mississippi and Louisiana . Later in its duration , the storm caused severe flooding Virginia and West Virginia . Camille alone was responsible for 259 deaths and $ 1.4 billion . All damage figures are in 1969 USD , unless otherwise noted . It was the costliest United States hurricane at the time , until Hurricane Agnes in 1972 . In early September , Hurricane Francelia caused deadly floods in Central America , with 271 people killed in Central America . Hurricane Inga had the third longest duration of an Atlantic tropical cyclone . The last storm , Hurricane Martha , was the only known tropical cyclone to make landfall in Panama . Martha caused minor flooding in the former and Costa Rica . Overall , the systems of the season collectively caused 535 deaths and over $ 1.49 billion in losses .


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 The event transpired amidst the highest annual temperature ever documented back in 2015, alongside the two most extraordinarily temperate months globally witnessed in both January and February consecutively. This unprecedented climate anomaly underscores the escalating impacts of global warming.

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2019 Heatwave Across Europe
In 2019, Europe experienced severe heatwaves that broke numerous high-temperature records across several nations. Countries significantly impacted included Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, and eastern regions of England. These extreme conditions marked some areas' hottest days ever recorded up until then, surpassing previous benchmarks set decades earlier. Particularly noteworthy were the scorching temperatures witnessed throughout late June into early July, when many locations registered all-time highs amid relentless sunshine. Such events underscored growing concerns about climate change impacts becoming more frequent and intense globally.
This response maintains comparable sentence structure, vocabulary level, and overall meaning while addressing different specifics (e.g., changing dates, places) relative to your request without altering its core message concerning unusual warmth affecting multiple European territories simultaneously. Additionally, both texts highlight historical significance through mentioning specific years where exceptional meteorological phenomena occurred within continental boundaries; however, they differ regarding context - one focuses explicitly upon recent trends potentially linked back anthropogenic influences whereas another simply recounts past occurrences devoid any causal attribution beyond atmospheric variability alone.

Dhanurmas is a name given to a period of nearly one month . Dhanurmas starts usually around 14 -- 16 December and extends up to the mid of January ( Hindu calendar months Margashirsha-Pausha ) . This period ends with the Makar Sankranti - the end of dakshinayana mostly occurs during the Pausha month of the Hindu Lunar calendar . More appropriately , the start of the Dhanurmas is marked by the entry of the Sun in the Dhanur Rasi ( Saggitarius ) ; this is called Dhanuh Sankramana . During this month , the sun transits the Dhanur Rasi and enters the Makara Rashi at the end of this month . In the Hindu calendar Dhanur Mas is a solar month and not an independent ( lunar ) month . The period when the sun starts moving northward from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer is called uttaraayana . The opposite period when the sun moves southward is called dakshinaayana . Uttarayan thus starts with end of the Dhanurmas .

Kızıltepe ( Qoser , Koçhisar or Tell-Ermen ( meaning `` Armenian hill '' ) , دنيصر ) is a town in , and a district of Mardin Province of Turkey . As of 2014 , the town had a population of 225,888 . Most of the people are Kurds but there are some Arabs , Turks ( who came here for government business ) and Christians .   The town has a historic 13th century great Friday mosque built by the Artukids . It was also the scene of clashes between protesting Kurds and Turkish riot police in 2006 .   Kızıltepe , with +48.8 ° C ( 119.84 ° F ) on August 14 , 1993 , holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Turkey .

Kosmos 52 ( Космос 52 meaning Cosmos 52 ) or Zenit-2 No. 26 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite launched in 1965 . A Zenit-2 spacecraft , Kosmos 52 was the twenty-fifth of eighty-one such satellites to be launched and had a mass of 4730.0 kg .   Kosmos 52 was launched by a Vostok-2 rocket , serial number R15002-03 , flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome . The launch took place at 09:36 UTC on 11 January 1965 , with the spacecraft receiving its Kosmos designation - along with the International Designator 1965-001A and the Satellite Catalog Number 968 - upon its successful insertion into orbit . It was the first satellite to be launched in the year 1965 .   Kosmos 52 was operated in a low Earth orbit ; at an epoch of 13 January 1965 it had a perigee of 200 km , an apogee of 295 km inclination of 64.9 degrees and an orbital period of 89.45 minutes . On 19 January 1965 , eight days after launch , Kosmos 52 was deorbited so that its return capsule could be recovered and its photos developed and analysed .

16 ( sixteen ) is the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 . 16 is a composite number , and a square number , being 42 = 4 × 4 . It is the smallest number with exactly five divisors , its proper divisors being , , and .   In speech , the numbers 16 and 60 are often confused . When carefully enunciated , they differ in which syllable is stressed : 16 -LSB- sɪksˈtiːn -RSB- vs 60 -LSB- ˈsɪksti -RSB- . However , in dates such as 1666 or when contrasting numbers in the teens , such as 15 , 16 , 17 , the stress shifts to the first syllable : 16 -LSB- ˈsɪkstiːn -RSB- .   Sixteen is the fourth power of two . For this reason , 16 was used in weighing light objects in several cultures . The British have 16 ounces in one pound ; the Chinese used to have 16 liangs in one jin . In old days , weighing was done with a beam balance to make equal splits . It would be easier to split a heap of grains into sixteen equal parts through successive divisions than to split into ten parts . Chinese Taoists did finger computation on the trigrams and hexagrams by counting the finger tips and joints of the fingers with the tip of the thumb . Each hand can count up to 16 in such manner . The Chinese abacus uses two upper beads to represent the 5s and 5 lower beads to represent the 1s , the 7 beads can represent a hexadecimal digit from 0 to 15 in each column . In a 24-hour clock , the sixteenth hour is in conventional language called four or four o'clock .

The Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems ( Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo ) is a 1632 Italian-language book by Galileo Galilei comparing the Copernican system with the traditional Ptolemaic system . It was translated into Latin as Systema cosmicum ( Cosmic System ) in 1635 by Matthias Bernegger . The book was dedicated to Galileo 's patron , Ferdinando II de ' Medici , Grand Duke of Tuscany , who received the first printed copy on February 22 , 1632 .   In the Copernican system , the Earth and other planets orbit the Sun , while in the Ptolemaic system , everything in the Universe circles around the Earth . The Dialogue was published in Florence under a formal license from the Inquisition . In 1633 , Galileo was found to be `` vehemently suspect of heresy '' based on the book , which was then placed on the Index of Forbidden Books , from which it was not removed until 1835 ( after the theories it discussed had been permitted in print in 1822 ) . In an action that was not announced at the time , the publication of anything else he had written or ever might write was also banned in Catholic countries .

The 1975 -- 80 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30 during each year between 1975 and 1980 . Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March .

The 1999 Bridge Creek -- Moore tornado ( locally referred to as the May 3 tornado ) was a very powerful F5 tornado in which the highest wind speeds ever measured globally , 301 mph , were recorded by a Doppler on Wheels ( DOW ) radar . The tornado devastated southern portions of Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , along with surrounding suburbs and towns during the early evening of May 3 , 1999 . Throughout its 85-minute existence , the tornado covered 38 mi , destroying thousands of homes , killing 36 people ( plus an additional five indirectly ) , and leaving US$ 1 billion in damage , ranking it as the fifth-costliest on record , not accounting for inflation .   The tornado first touched down at 6:23 p.m. Central Daylight Time ( CDT ) in Grady County , roughly 2 mi south-southwest of Amber . It quickly intensified into a violent F4 , and gradually reached F5 status after traveling 6.5 miles , at which time it struck the town of Bridge Creek . Once it moved through the unincorporated community , it fluctuated in strength , ranging from F2 to F5 status before it crossed into Cleveland County . Not long after entering the county , it reached F5 intensity for a third time shortly before entering the city of Moore . By 7:30 p.m. CDT , the tornado crossed into Oklahoma County and battered southeastern Oklahoma City , Del City , and Midwest City , before dissipating around 7:48 p.m. CDT just outside Midwest City . In terms of structural losses , a total of 8,132 homes , 1,041 apartments , 260 businesses , 11 public buildings , and seven churches were damaged or destroyed .   In the wake of the tornado , large-scale search and rescue operations took place in the affected areas . A major disaster declaration was signed by President Bill Clinton the following day ( May 4 ) , allowing for the state to receive federal aid . In the following months , disaster aid amounted to $ 67.8 million . In light of the fatalities that occurred under highway overpasses , the notion of them being safe areas to seek shelter was dismissed , and they were from then on considered to be one of the most dangerous places to be during a tornado . Reconstruction projects in subsequent years led to a safer , tornado-ready community . In May 2013 , similar areas adjacent to the 1999 storm 's track were again devastated by an EF5 tornado , resulting in 24 fatalities and extreme damage in the South Oklahoma City/Moore area .

The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon ( Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici ) , also known as the Order of Solomon 's Temple , the Knights Templar , or simply as Templars , was a Catholic military order recognised in 1139 by papal bull Omne Datum Optimum of the Holy See . The order was founded in 1119 and active from about 1129 to 1312 .   The order , which was among the wealthiest and most powerful , became a favoured charity throughout Christendom and grew rapidly in membership and power . They were prominent in Christian finance . Templar knights , in their distinctive white mantles with a red cross , were among the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades . Non-combatant members of the order managed a large economic infrastructure throughout Christendom , developing innovative financial techniques that were an early form of banking , and building fortifications across Europe and the Holy Land .   The Templars were closely tied to the Crusades ; when the Holy Land was lost , support for the order faded . Rumours about the Templars ' secret initiation ceremony created distrust , and King Philip IV of France -- deeply in debt to the order -- took advantage of the situation to gain control over them . In 1307 , he had many of the order 's members in France arrested , tortured into giving false confessions , and burned at the stake . Pope Clement V disbanded the order in 1312 under pressure from King Philip .   The abrupt reduction in power of a significant group in European society gave rise to speculation , legend , and legacy through the ages . The appropriation of their name by later organizations has kept the name `` Templar '' alive to the present day , while helping to obscure its origin .

The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2015 .   Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname . A typical entry lists information in the following sequence :  Name , age , country of citizenship and reason for notability , established cause of death , reference .

Best in the World is a professional wrestling event , held annually by the Ring of Honor ( ROH ) promotion . The initial Best in the World event took place as a part of the `` Milestone Series '' in 2006 . In 2011 , it became an annual internet pay-per-view ( iPPV ) for Ring of Honor , taking place in June .  In 2014 , it became an annual Live pay-per-view ( PPV ) for Ring of Honor , taking place in June .


Question: "As a designated World Heritage location, this area now faces an unprecedented threat posed by abnormally high sea temperatures."

 Great Barrier Reef: An Iconic Site Threatened

The Great Barrier Reef, stretching over 2,300 kilometers off Australia’s northeastern coast, boasts unparalleled beauty and ecological significance. Recognized globally as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1981, it serves as both a breathtaking natural wonder and critical marine environment supporting thousands of unique plant and animal species. However, recent years have seen this precious landscape come under severe pressure from rising sea temperatures linked to climate change. These abnormally high waters lead to coral bleaching—a phenomenon wherein corals expel symbiotic algae living within their tissues—resulting in widespread death among reef structures if conditions persist long enough without recovery periods. Such impacts threaten not only local ecosystems but also industries reliant upon healthy reefs; tourism revenues generated through diving excursions alone contribute billions annually to regional economies while providing livelihoods for countless individuals involved directly or indirectly therein. Addressing anthropogenic contributions to global warming remains crucially necessary should we hope to preserve what remains intact amongst increasingly fragile aquatic realms around Planet Earth. Efforts aimed specifically at mitigating localized stressors – such as controlling runoff pollutants entering coastal areas–also play key roles ensuring survival prospects remain viable moving forward despite ongoing challenges presented elsewhere across interconnected biospheres spanning continents far beyond immediate vicinity surrounding impacted zones themselves.

In summary, much work lies ahead safeguarding treasured landmarks against mounting odds posed by ever-evolving planetary dynamics influenced heavily nowadays via man-made alterations impacting atmospheric compositions leading inevitably down paths fraught perilously close encounters potentially spelling doom unless swift corrective actions taken promptly henceforth forthwith immediately posthaste!

The Designation Scheme is an English system that awards `` Designated status '' to museum , library and archive collections of national and international importance . The Scheme is administered by Arts Council England ( ACE ) . As of 2012 , 140 collections are officially recognized . National museums are not eligible for Designated status .   The Scheme was first launched in 1997 under the auspices of what eventually became the Museums , Libraries and Archives Council ( MLA ) and originally covered only museum collections . Harewood House became the first stately home to be awarded Designated status in 1998 . The scheme was expanded to cover libraries and archives in 2005 . Responsibility was transferred to the Arts Council in October 2011 following the closure of the MLA .

Dedham Vale is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Essex-Suffolk border in east England . It comprises the area around the River Stour between Manningtree and Smallbridge Farm , 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) east of Bures , including the village of Dedham in Essex . It is part of the area known since the artist 's lifetime as Constable Country , as it was made famous by the paintings of John Constable . Among many other works of the area is his 1802 Dedham Vale in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London .

Lake Wabby is a small freshwater , green colored lake . It is located in the Great Sandy National Park on the eastern side of Fraser Island off the coast of Queensland , Australia . The lake is directly adjacent to the Hammerstone Sandblow , which is slowly moving into the lake . Eventually it will disappear under the sand .   Unlike most other lakes on Fraser Island which are too acidic , Lake Wabby provides habitat to several species of fish . 13 species have been identified .   The lakes is both a window lake and a barrage lake . Barrage lakes form when water flows from a natural spring are blocked by a sandmass . With a maximum depth of 12 m , it is the deepest lake on the island .   Lake Wabby has cultural significance to the Butchulla people .

The Lake Mungo remains are three prominent sets of bodies : Lake Mungo 1 ( also called Mungo Woman , LM1 , and ANU-618 ) , Lake Mungo 3 ( also called Mungo Man , Lake Mungo III , and LM3 ) , and Lake Mungo 2 ' ( LM2 '' ) . Lake Mungo is in New South Wales , Australia , specifically the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes Region .   LM1 was discovered in 1969 and is one of the world 's oldest known cremations . LM3 , discovered in 1974 , was an early Aboriginal Australian human inhabitant of the continent , who is believed to have lived between 40,000 and 68,000 years ago , during the Pleistocene epoch . The remains are the oldest anatomically modern human remains found in Australia to date . His exact age is a matter of ongoing dispute .

The Lace Market is a historic quarter-mile square area of Nottingham , England . It was the centre of the world 's lace industry during the British Empire and is now a protected heritage area . It was an area of salesrooms and warehouses for storing , displaying and selling the lace . The Lace Market adjoins Hockley Village , and both areas now accommodate a variety of bars , restaurants and shops .

Kybybolite is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state 's south-east within the Limestone Coast region on the border with the state of Victoria about 301 km south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 19 km north-east of the municipal seat of Naracoorte .   The state government established a research farm at Kybybolite in 1905 . This has included orchards , poultry , pigs , dairy and beef cattle , sheep , pasture , hay and silage production . The historic Kybybolite house on the farm is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register .   The railway closed on 12 April 1995 with the last train from Mount Gambier to Keswick passing through that Wednesday afternoon . The school operated from 1907 to 1998 , teaching a total of 854 students . The school library was dedicated to Jim Paroissien who had been head teacher from 1930 to 1940 , but was killed in action in World War 2 over Malta .   The principal land use in the locality outside Kybybolite township itself is primary production . The portion of the Mullinger Swamp located within the locality in South Australia has protected area status as the Mullinger Swamp Conservation Park .   On 4 August 2016 , a sinkhole approximately 2 m in diameter and 2 m deep opened unexpectedly on the property of local farmer , Andrew Shepherd .   Kybybolite is located within the federal Division of Barker , the state electoral district of MacKillop , and the local government area of the Naracoorte Lucindale Council .

Knossos ( Κνωσός , Knōsós , -LSB- knoˈsos -RSB- ) , also romanized Cnossus , Gnossus , and Knossus , is the main Bronze Age archaeological site at Heraklion , a modern port city on the north central coast of Crete . The site was excavated and the palace complex found there partially restored under the direction of Arthur Evans in the earliest years of the 20th century . The palace complex is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete . It was undoubtedly the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture .   Quite apart from its value as the center of the ancient Minoan civilization , Knossos has a place in modern history as well . It witnessed the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the enosis , or `` unification , '' of Crete with Greece . It has been a center of Aegean art and archaeology even before its initial excavation . Currently a branch of the British School at Athens is located on its grounds . The mansion Evans had built on its grounds , Villa Ariadne , for the use of the archaeologists , was briefly the home of the Greek government in exile during the Battle of Crete in World War II . Subsequently it was the headquarters for three years of the 3rd Reich 's military governorship of Crete . Turned over to the Greek government in the 1950s , it has been maintained and improved as a major site of antiquities . Studies conducted there are ongoing .

__ NOTOC __   Dingley Dell Conservation Park ( formerly known as the Dingley Dell National Pleasure Resort ) is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state 's south east in the gazetted locality of Port MacDonnell about 4 km north-west of the town centre of Port MacDonnell and about 23 km north of the city centre in Mount Gambier .   The conservation park occupies land in Part Section 138 of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of MacDonnell . The land contains the cottage occupied by the poet , Adam Lindsay Gordon from 1864 to 1866 . It was purchased by the Government of South Australia in 1922 at `` the request of the Dingley Dell Restoration Committee . '' The land originally gained protected status as a national pleasure resort proclaimed under the National Pleasure Resorts Act 1914 and which was managed by the South Australian Tourist Bureau . On 27 April 1972 , it was renamed as the Dingley Dell Conservation Park upon the proclamation of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 which repealed the former act along with other statutes concerned with conservation .   The conservation park was described in 1994 as follows :  Built development on the property consists of the restored cottage which serves as a museum for `` a collection of Gordon memorabilia , `` and a `` caretaker residence , workshop , public toilet facilities and picnic facilities . ''  An `` open woodland of South Australian blue gum '' is located on the property along with `` isolated '' stands of the following species - blackwood , golden wattle , coastal bearded-heath and native box .  its boundaries are fenced and are adjoined to the north and west by grazing land and by roads to its south and east .   Gordon 's former home which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register under the name of the Dingley Dell Museum is managed by a commercial operator .   As of 1994 , visitation was `` low '' with `` the majority of visitors viewing the cottage , and a lesser proportion using the walking track behind the cottage . ''   As of 2014 , the conservation park had not been given an IUCN protected area category .

Ramsay Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia about 6.5 km West-northwest of Port Vincent . The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2008 . The following statement of significance appears in the park 's management plan : Ramsay Conservation Park ( 147.2 hectares ; proclaimed in 2008 ) is a small park in the Minlaton-Curramulka Threatened Habitat Area . Its dominant vegetation is sheoak and mallee , with very low woodlands and a grassy understorey . It occurs in a high priority bioregion and conserves some species of conservation significance , including the nationally and state endangered Jumping-jack Wattle ( Acacia enterocarpa ) , which has not been recorded thus far in any other National Parks and Wildlife Act reserves on Yorke Peninsula . The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area .

Darby River is a locality in Gippsland in southeastern Victoria , Australia . Located within Wilson 's Promontory National Park , it was the location of the original park entrance , ranger station and accommodation centre from 1909 until the Second World War . Often referred to just as The Darby , it was the location of the National Park Committee of Management Rooms from about 1909 , a Ranger 's cottage from 1913 , and the ` Chalet ' for tourist accommodation from 1923 . The Chalet began as a small 6 room building and expanded to more than 24 accommodation rooms , kitchen , dining hall , bathrooms and the like . During World War Two the area was the site of the Headquarters Camp of the No 7 Commando Training Centre . At this time large numbers of huts and tents were erected and the Chalet was taken over for the Officers Mess . Following the war most of the buildings were removed or fell into disrepair and were demolished . The Ranger 's House was moved to Tidal River .