Koalas, kangaroos, fires & floods.
Australia is on the front lines of climate change. 
Natural disasters threaten communities & unique treasures like the Great Barrier Reef.
Watch our special on CNN’s The Whole Story w/ Anderson Cooper at 8 PM eastern on Sunday. 
 
Rebecca Wright

Can Australia act fast enough to save itself from the devastation of climate change? Ivan Watson confronts the stark realities facing the country on a new #TheWholeStory with @AndersonCooper, Sunday at 8pm ET/PT on CNN. cnn.it/44ow8TY

Fires, floods and coral bleaching

I had a great conversation with david rind about a recent reporting trip to Australia- a country and continent on the front lines of climate change.

Check it out:

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Rebecca Wright

As scientists declare a global mass coral bleaching event, David Ritter, CEO of Greenpeace Australia, said reefs are facing “existential danger” & that blame lies squarely with “fossil fuel companies, and the governments who prop up this industry” cnn.com/2024/04/15/cli…

.Ivan Watson joins Anderson from Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the country and now aftershocks are hindering recovery efforts.

A mass coral bleaching event is unfolding across Australia's Great Barrier Reef

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We spent 48 hours aboard a Philippine Coast Guard vessel in the South China Sea .

We filmed as a fleet of Chinese ships swarmed and water-cannoned Philippine ships.

Here's the video:

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Rebecca Wright Yasmin Coles
#Philippines #China #MaritimeSecurity

CNN's Ivan Watson witnesses violent maritime confrontations between China and the US-allied Philippines in the contested waters of the South China Sea.

US TV exclusive

CNN films China Coast Guard ships as they swarm, harrass and water cannon Philippines ships in the South China Sea

Rebecca Wright Yasmin Coles Kev Broad
#Philippines #China

CNN spent 48 hours aboard a Philippine Coast Guard Ship in the South China Sea.

We witnessed first-hand China Coast Guard ships swarming, obstructing & water-cannoning ships from the Philippines.

Rebecca Wright Yasmin Coles Kev Broad

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Chinese censors are blocking criticism of the economy. Ivan Watson takes a look at what's behind the crackdown.

Uri is 12 years old - some of his best friends are being held hostage in Gaza - he tells us about it

So relieved to hear that our colleague Yousef D. Hammash and family are alive - but he is witnessing terrible destruction. #Gazabombing

Intense night of strikes on northern #Gaza PM #Netanyahu “we are only getting started” UNRWA CG increasingly alarmed “people in Gaza are dying”

“I can see the fear in [my son’s] eyes – the same that’s in mine.”

CNN’s Ibrahim Dahman chronicles his family’s attempts to escape the bombardment of Gaza.

Watch his first hand report.

David vs Goliath confrontations on the high seas

The Philippines have scrapped a policy of accommodation with China, and are now asserting their claims to disputed shoals in the South China Sea.

Team: @bexwright1@colesyas & Mark Phillips Michael Holmes
#China   #Philippines

The #NewsEmmys Award for Live Interview - Long Form goes to Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov interviewed by Christiane Amanpour (CNN).

The #NewsEmmys Award for Live Breaking News Coverage goes to Russian Invasion of Ukraine (CNN).