Great Barrier Reef News

Google Street view goes diving on the Great Barrier Reef
In what could possibly be the biggest technological announcement since the moon landing, Google will reveal the launch of underwater Street View for Google Maps.

Battle to prevent Great Barrier Reef disaster
Maritime authorities in Australia are battling to prevent an ecological disaster at the Great Barrier Reef, following the grounding of Shen Neng 1. The Chinese registered vessel has run aground off Keppel Island in the UNESCO protected Marine Park, with hundreds of tonnes of oil now posing a serious threat to Australia’s biggest tourist attraction.

Tourists evacuated from Great Barrier Reef
A cyclone off the Australian coast has seen tourists evacuated from the Great Barrier Reef. Holiday resorts on Heron Island and Lady Elliott Island have been emptied ahead of the storm, which is expected to make landfall over the weekend.
Report: Destinations to disappear by 2020
Tomorrow’s tourists may have to take Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Croatia’s Dalmatian Coastline off their destination wish list.