from palau in the western pacific a beacon in an ocean of change where despite the warming and acidification coral reefs here are in pristine condition but the paddle to save them is intense. allows coral reefs define their stunning amazingly intact for now but around the world reefs are being decimated by bleaching events pit will see the pioneering science taking place in the battle against warming and the efforts to conserve coral and fish the spectacular sight of 2000000 golden jellyfish and unique subspecies threatened by climate change but here the plight of the 2000000 pacific islanders facing the peril of the climate crisis. sea level rise is a global problem in europe will speak to those trying to make life on top of the water a reality. welcome to planet earth and west from one of the front lines of the climate crisis 1500 kilometers in that direction lies the philippines papua new guinea is 1500 kilometers in that direction we are surrounded by ocean. her lao is an archipelago of hundreds of islands a pristine environment with unique biodiversity but the very thing that is not to

there is another ultimately overriding concern not just on palau but for the 2000000 islanders across the pacific sea level rise 100 has lived here for decades now and he says full moon tides are getting higher and higher and that can have a devastating effect if for like more than 40 years say insane and the this is a 1st time i've seen these kind of. high thanks come in and it's hard because you have to find another place to move to and if you don't have the money to build a new house then you won't be able to do that so pretty people are pretty much to stop. the wonders of this part of the pacific are many say to the precious allow is standing tough when it comes to environmental protections but its people are going to need all the resolve they can muster in the coming years now the plows president is a veteran campaigner on the world stage fighting to protect island nations while this still time let's hear now what president tommy remaining a south had to say when he addressed world leaders at the un general assembly in september allow his some of the most well preserved coral ree

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dying as oceans warm and become more acidic due to climate change but the so-called super corals of palau in the western pacific proving to be resilient and that holds the possibility for a solution that could save the world's reefs all of irony as this report from the sea bed of palau's barrier reef. plow seas are teeming with life most of it concentrated here on the country's barrier reef stretching over 500 kilometers it's one of the planet's few remaining pristine coral reefs but this beauty comes with the fragility of a one of the most pristine reefs in the world but it's high in our system here is under threat around the world coral reefs are disappearing at an alarming rate it's estimated over a 3rd of all reefs will be destroyed or seriously damaged within the next 10 years climate change is warming season which has a devastating effect on corals forcing them to reject the colorful algae that normally lives within them and bleaching them white much of the reef here in palau has been spared and that's in part because the geography of the region water trapped by the lushly forested

the colorful algae that normally lives within them and bleaching them white much of the reef here in palau has been spared and that's in part because the geography of the region water trapped by the lushly forested limestone clips forms a sort of lagoon and warms in the sun but instead of getting bleached the coral here has adapted to these extreme conditions and remains healthy these are so-called super corals and they only exist here in the western pacific and that makes them fascinating for scientists who hope they can be used to repair damage reefs around the world even the forest and then we. stress them increase the temperature of the water that they're in and we'll see which of them are surviving and those will be our color and. the efforts that scientists are making here show the healthy reef supports millions of species and on the edge of the reef in the fast flowing currents sharks. but that there is a shot of rain in the waters here off the coast and over that goat are endangered. in order to protect them well outwit the world's 1st shut factory but. there are strict laws at pla

palau seas are teeming with life most of it concentrated here on the country's barrier reef stretching over 500 kilometers it's one of the planet's few remaining pristine coral reefs but this beauty comes with the fragility of a one of the most pristine reefs in the world but the entire ecosystem here is under threat around the world coral reefs are disappearing at an alarming rate it's estimated over a 3rd of all reefs will be destroyed or seriously damaged within the next 10 years climate change is warming season which has a devastating effect on corals forcing them to reject the colorful algae that normally lives within them and bleaching them whites much of the reef here in palau has been spared and that's in part because the geography of the region water trapped by the lushly forested limestone clips forms a sort of lagoon and warms in the sun but instead of getting bleached the coral here has adapted to these extreme conditions and remains healthy these are so-called super corals and they only exist here in the western pacific and that makes them fascinating for scientists who ho

in the news ahead climate pressure in the pacific we travel to the tiny island nation of palau to find out what's at risk also a tribal trouble in sudan's red sea state as a curfew fails to come tensions and sports as a marine you're makes a winning start to life as the new tottenham manager and the as your sport a little later. hello again to welcome back what across the united states we are dealing with a weather system that is coming in out of the southeast and you can see the clouds right there pushing through parts of atlanta now the system is going to move quite quickly as we go from sunday as well as into monday here on sunday the system is already up towards new england bring some very gusty winds a lot of rain and even some snow towards parts of new england on monday though we're talking about the canadian maritimes that sees the brunt of the storm and things begin to clear out well behind the system but for boston things look like this on your 3 day forecast sunday it is going to be a very windy day a lot of rain in the forecast there monday we are looking at clearing conditi

sight exposed structures of ancient coral reef framed in an expansive turquoise the rock islands of palau a unesco world heritage site and beneath the surface the profusion of variety of life is stunning one of the highest rates of biodiversity on the planet but the challenges are numerous in amongst a jumble of islands a series of marine lakes hold more wonders this is. a lake it is connected to the sea but only through a series of small correction fishes in the rock it's effectively isolated sealed ecosystem and beneath the surface lies a unique subspecies golden jellyfish they've evolved to harvest energy directly from sunlight there are more than 2000000 of them and indeed that's a significant reduction in the past there have been as many as 30000000 in this lake but fluctuations in the weather have recently taken their toll. the biggest challenge that we face in terms of the jellyfish snake is climate change very recently within the past. year and a half to 2 years saw. the golden jellyfish that the site is famous for around the world completely disappear because of climate change th

the colorful algae that normally lives within them and bleaching them white much of the reef here in palau has been spared and that's in part because the geography of the region water trapped by the lushly forested limestone clips forms a sort of lagoon and warms in the sun but instead of getting bleached the coral here has adapted to these extreme conditions and remains healthy these are so-called super corals and they only exist here in the western pacific and that makes them fascinating for scientists who hope they can be used to repair damage reefs around the world even the forests of the lab and then we. stress them increase the temperature of the water that they're in and we'll see which of them are surviving and those will be on it all and. the efforts that scientists are making here show the healthy reef supports millions of species and on the edge of the reef in the fast flowing currents sharks there are but that there are different species of shark that range in the waters here off the coast and over that goes are endangered. in order to protect them well outwit the world's 1st f

i'm afraid of the hamid in barcelona i'm at the palau the legendarily that catalonia is executive office i came here over 2 years ago to discuss with president bush to moan his plan for independence this is what he told me that when conflict from. the police into the west of us but you know didn't get the nation on the show to fit with us he. just sat up in compliment to us that he that the purplish unspun young as you got a ticket out the unofficial referendum went ahead on october 1st 2007 team and the conflict in the escalated. there was a violent police crackdown with battens and rubber bullets used against voters. but when the ballots were counted on claimed an overwhelming victory for secession. even though less than half of the registered voters in catalonia took part in the referendum. and formidably. then announced catalonia is independence from spain and october 27th 2017 but the declaration was suspended just 8 seconds later and instead invited madrid to open a dialogue the invitation was rebuffed as madrid considered the referendum illegal and then spanish prime minister by t

much space in an area with the hope that there is another ultimately overriding concern not just on palau but for the 2000000 islanders across the pacific sea level rise can 0 has lived here for decades and he says full moon tides are getting. and that can have a devastating effect this is a 1st time i've seen these kind of. high thanks come in and it's hard because you have to find another place to move to and if you don't have the money to build a new house then you won't be able to do that so pretty people are pretty much to stop. the wonders of this part of the pacific are many and so to other pressures allow is standing tough when it comes to environmental protections but its people are going to need all the resolve they can muster in the coming years nic luck al-jazeera. and more still ahead on the news hour. we know was coming but we don't know when it's coming and when it comes baby goodnight or the heavyweight boxing champion talks up his chances ahead of his latest title defense. i thought this conviction that everyone has a deep reservoir of tonic billeted and if you can give t

campaigner find to protect the nation's while there is still time he nick spoke about the pressures palau is facing from climate change she level rises age is a dramatic thing its salt water is seeping into our agricultural farm so it's affecting put security. and of course the biggest threats. the frequency of storms and natural disasters typhoons you can see it today this is supposed to be a dry month but here we are we're going through storms after storms for people living away from the pacific and away from the front line here it's very hard for them to make the connection with how serious the climate crisis is what would you say to them we're small but we're the window to what can eventually happen to the rest of the world. we're small but. the options that we're taking here can also have a scale of value to what the world needs to do in order to ensure humankind is here for the next generation believe me this is this is something that's going to catch like a wildfire and we are on the beginning of that wildfire but eventually it will for spread sport coming up on this news hour on a

killed in landslides and breathing new life into the world's coral reefs how the pacific waters of palau have become a big can of hope. i'm joined again with the sport as crowned asian champions and down to wilder defends his heavyweight boxing title with yet another devastating knockout to win as we match in the 14th enough they can. become please welcome to the news hour a record number of voters have had their say in hong kong's district elections with less than an hour and a half before those polls close about 2 thirds of eligible voters have cast their ballot that's more than 2 and a half 1000000 people the elections follow months of violent protests against the pro beijing government we'll get an update from bride who's standing by in hong kong shortly but 1st this report from sarah clarke. as polls open to the people lined up around 4000000 who are registered to vote in hong kong's district council elections after months of citywide on rest the people want their voices heard i chose after your busy partner a friend i think tonight is. that he's pressuring nowadays in all his frien

i'm afraid of that hamid in barcelona i'm at the palau the legendarily that catalonia is executive office i came here over 2 years ago to discuss with president calloused puts them on his plan for independence this is what he told me that when conflict. into the west of us but you know didn't get the nation on.

yeah, it's cool out there in spots you have 40's out toward the coastline with the fog. 52 degrees in palau to 51 in dublin now 52 degrees in livermore 56 in tehran, 48 in nevada 50 degrees in petaluma and the cool 47 degrees in santa rosa. still we'll see mostly clear skies inland tonight, the fog not going to be reach all the way to the interior valleys, otherwise patchy dense fog near the coastline and just inside the bay tomorrow, we're starting talk about some hazy sunshine by the afternoon. keep you cool right along the coastline that strong ridge of high pressure going to stick around and for some that means we're not seeing the mix in the atmosphere to get rid of that smoke from the kincade fire so still some hazy conditions all around the bay area along the coastline. that big blocking ridge of high pressure still sending the jet stream well to the north all the way up into canada. so tomorrow again we're talking about above normal temperatures away from the coastline. you're going to be looking at 60's and 70's again probably upper 70's in the valleys fog continuing along the coas

nigeria, palau, sierra leone, russia. we would have a very different system, it could have been almost like a vote of no confidence. if on the other hand, we approach things the way argentina or germany or india or south africa or poland did, we would have been a very different kind of country as well. they basically say that anything that is a crime or that is unconstitutional violates the basic contract that keeps the chief executive in power. if we had that, then how often would a court dare to hold a particular presidential app like the travel ban or something unconstitutional if they knew it would immediately bring down the president? there are a lot of things the president can do that are consistent with our system of government, directing that anyone who beats up a black person or a muslim would automatically be pardoned and not subject to prosecution. that's not a crime. but it's truly impeachable, and then there are a lot of crimes that aren't impeachable. tax fraud. tax evasion. so we had to formulate and we too

russian forces on joint patrols 13 people were killed and 30 injured in the attack on a crowded market in palau beyond the border towns controlled by turkish backed opposition fighters it's aimed some of the heaviest battle since turkey launched a military offensive against kurdish y p g forces last month and while attention is focused on north eastern syria fighting has also intend to fight an ad libbed province to the west if last major rebel held part of the country syrian president bashar and as had called it the final front in the war or has more from china or for near the turkey syria border president. defense minnesota and other officials visited the joint operations center in a circle all the border with syria they were briefed on the latest developments on the ground the joint patrols with russia and also the blast. that claimed the lives of dozens of civilians there were also grieved of the delicate task facing turkey as it tries to ensure that the. fighters from the north eastern syria remains of vala time area but when you go worst to worst it live and let out here that's where the