Slowdown of coral growth extremely worrying, say scientists. Coral growth across the Great Barrier Reef has suffered a "severe and sudden" slowdown since 1990 that is unprecedented in the last four centuries, according to scientists. [News Source]

Barrier Reef coral growth ‘will stop.’ Scientists fear the already declining growth rate of the Great Barrier Reef's corals will stop completely by 2050, killing off the reef and making way for algae. [News Source]

Coral growth slows sharply on Great Barrier Reef. Coral growth since 1990 in Australia's Great Barrier Reef has fallen to its lowest rate for 400 years, in a troubling sign for the world's oceans, researchers said on Thursday. [News Source]

Coral decline warns of ocean changes. A sharp slowdown in coral growth on Australia's Great Barrier Reef since 1990 is a warning sign that precipitous changes in the world's oceans may be imminent, scientists said Friday. [News Source]

Greenhouse gases could have caused an ice age, claim scientists. Such glaciation could happen again if global warming is not curbed, University of Birmingham researchers warned. [News Source]

Great Barrier Reef growing at slowest rate for 400 years. Researchers looking at the world's biggest and best preserved reef - the Great Barrier Reef - found that it is growing at its slowest rate for at least 400 years. [News Source]

Indonesia’s coral reefs return to life. Researchers say coral reefs in parts of Indonesia are recovering rapidly from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, while a separate study found that coral growth on inner and outer parts of the Great Barrier Reef has declined to the slowest rate in roughly 400 years. [News Source]

Lending woes push alternative energy to back burner. Never mind the fall in oil prices. It’s the credit crunch that has siphoned momentum from alternative and renewable energy. [News Source]

Climate scientists: it’s time for ‘Plan B.’ An emergency "Plan B" using the latest technology is needed to save the world from dangerous climate change, according to a poll of leading scientists carried out by The Independent. [News Source]

New evidence of meteor bombardment. At least once in Earth’s history, global warming ended quickly, and scientists have long wondered why. Now researchers are reporting that the abrupt cooling may have been caused by one or more meteors that slammed into North America. [News Source]

Lagos: Still tackling the mega city challenges. On the greening programme, commissioner for the environment Muiz Banire says the state is committed to the tree planting initiative not only as a way of promoting public health but also a guard against erosion and global warming. [News Source]