Kopuwai and the Clever girl- Retold by Brian Potiki

My summary on this story was about. The Maori legend of Kopuwai ( the monster ) and Kaiamio ( the clever girl ).  Kaiamio went out to search for Moa nests but on her way she got distracted and Kopuwai’s two headed dogs grabbed her and took her to Kopuwai’s cave. When she got there Kopuwai made a rope and tied it to Kaiamio’s ankle and made her do all of his chores.

But Kaiamio is very clever and builds a boat and sets herself free. Kopuwai found out and drank the river to try and find her again. Kaiamio told her tribe and they suck revenge they traveled to where Kopuwai was and lit it on fire.

Pax

                       

Captured in ice- By Veronika Meduna

This story was about the ice research that Nancy Bertler did using the ice from Antarctica to find out the earth's timeline and how much CO2 ( Carbon dioxide ) there is in the atmosphere.
Using drills they cut out the ice cores and take them back to New Zealand to study them under a microscope by melting the ice with a hot plate. The research shows that the CO2 levels have grown over the past thousand years. If we don't do something we are in danger of the whole world going under water.  Antarctica has more to do with global warming.

The Great barrier reef - Sarah Wilcox

This article was about. Increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that are warming up the ocean. If the water becomes 2-3 degrees warmer than its normal temperature something called coral bleaching happens which turns the vibrant coral white. Although most coral can survive this some may die during this process.

Destroying habitats for some marine wildlife.