When I go for a dive in the beautiful turquoise shallows I am welcomed by graveyards of pale, colourless skeletons. To my untrained eyes this looks beautiful. New visitors don't know how beautiful coral reefs were prior to bleaching, says Axel Jarosch, general manager of Banyan Tree hotel on Vabbinfaru Island, who is involved in an experimental programme to revive corals by seeding them with healthy polyps. "They like them even when bleached and white, " he says. "They have nothing to compare with. " Ahmed, meanwhile, organised the relocation of some of the corals that became threatened during the reclamation of Hulhumale. He thinks this should be a standard procedure in all similar projects. Sustainable approach Shaahina Ali from Biodiversity Education and Awareness, which organises the cleaning of uninhabited islands, also argues for a more sustainable approach. "We understand the need for reclamation of some islands, " Ali says. "But the government should take care that it is done with as little damage as possible in accord with strict environmentally friendly projects. "
4 m/s W +17 16 July, Fri Feels like +17 760 mmHg 75% 8. 8 m/s W +17 17 July, Sat Feels like +18 18 July, Sun Feels like +19 757 mmHg 75% 8. 1 m/s W +17 19 July, Mon Feels like +18 756 mmHg 72% 8. 5 m/s W +18 20 July, Tue Feels like +19 757 mmHg 75% 6. 5 m/s W +17 21 July, Wed Feels like +17 759 mmHg 74% 6. 5 m/s W +17 22 July, Thu Feels like +17 760 mmHg 75% 5. 3 m/s NW +18 23 July, Fri Feels like +19 759 mmHg 74% 6. 6 m/s NW +18 24 July, Sat Feels like +19 759 mmHg 68% 6. 5 m/s NW +18 25 July, Sun Feels like +19 757 mmHg 75% 6. 1 m/s W +18 26 July, Mon Feels like +18 27 July, Tue Feels like +18 28 July, Wed Feels like +18 757 mmHg 73% 7. 5 m/s W +18 29 July, Thu Feels like +16 759 mmHg 73% 7. 5 m/s W +18 30 July, Fri Feels like +19 759 mmHg 69% 5. 5 m/s SW +18 31 July, Sat Feels like +21 756 mmHg 68% 5. 9 m/s SW +18 Average data for 10 years Trouville-sur-Mer July 4 days with precipitation 48 mm of precipitation (7% of annual average) Cities with similar weather in July