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New research led by the University of Sydney adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change ...

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The pair had been swimming at a beach near the Great Barrier Reef. Credit: PA Images Two British tourists who drowned while swimming at a beach near the Great Barrier Reef in Australia have been ...

A father and son from Wales have drowned while swimming at an unguarded beach near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Robin Reed, 46, and his 17-year-old son, Owen, from Caerphilly County in South ...