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A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.

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What It Takes to Make a Brand New Island

What It Takes to Make a Brand New Island

10 min read

Koen Olthuis is convinced that nature always has a way of finding balance in our world: It is an equalizer and a force that can undo any disruption. The Earth is a healer and a blessing. No matter how abusive and destructive our species becomes, Mother Earth forgives and finds a way. As the principal […]

Maldives Reefs Surviving Bleaching

Maldives Reefs Surviving Bleaching

8 min read

Surviving species of Acropora photographed in August 2016 at Ari Atoll (All pictures from Coral CPR) Major Study of Maldives Reefs Shows Resilience US-based research group Coral Reef CPR, who have been studying a multitude of locations throughout the Maldives, report that some regions have demonstrated a remarkable resilience to elevated water temperatures, whereas others […]