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Jackie the bald eagle dies after weeks of intensive care
Jackie, a bald eagle in California who became an online star, died on Monday after receiving weeks of veterinary treatment. Jackie was being cared for by Ojai Raptor Center, a wildlife rehabilitation organisation, after she was attacked by other...
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Cyclospora spreads through human waste – so how did it get on food?
The nationwide cyclospora outbreak is very likely a result of sewage contamination in the food supply, according to scientific researchers and public health officials.The parasite’s spread can become a self-perpetuating cycle. Cyclospora is found only...
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The Canadians taking fighting wildfires into their own hands
When a wildfire broke out near his First Nation community in northern Ontario, Hubert Wigwas decided to stay put.He put sprinklers on his roof to extinguish falling embers. He checked on elders in his community who also stayed behind,...
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Weeks before devastating wildfires hit, Spokane practiced a mass evacuation – the drill paid off
When a wildfire is headed your way, evacuating may sound straightforward: Gather your belongings, get in the car and leave.In reality, it is one of the most complex decisions a person can face.Fast-moving fires, shifting...
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Just weeks before devastating wildfires hit, Spokane practiced a mass evacuation – the drill paid off
When a wildfire is headed your way, evacuating may sound straightforward: Gather your belongings, get in the car and leave.In reality, it is one of the most complex decisions a person can face.Fast-moving fires, shifting...
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All of England’s rivers and lakes polluted with chemicals, officials say
The Environment Agency stressed that this year's data could not be directly compared with 2019 because it had changed its methods.In particular, it said the steep fall in the number of lakes ranked as good - down about half...
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Wounaan Indigenous people have opposed illegal rosewood logging and centuries of exploitation with wisdom and beauty
Leer en español.For millennia, the Wounaan people, who live in parts of what is now Panama and Colombia, have hewn and sculpted various woods. Cocobolo rosewood, Dalbergia retusa, is particularly favored for carving ceremonial staffs...
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Climate change may be making us lonelier: How heat waves and extreme weather disrupt social connections everyone relies on
Severe storms, heat waves and wildfires can shut down the social life of a community, flooding out festivals, canceling community events and keeping people indoors.They’re also evidence of how climate change isn’t just changing the...
Environment
Reframing leadership as a design problem
When Nicholas de Monchaux became head of the Department of Architecture at the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) in 2020, he stepped into an unusual set of leadership conditions. He had been due to start in July 2020. Instead, a...
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Oil shortages escalate from wars in Iran and Ukraine, with few signs of relief
The global energy crisis triggered by two wars is set to worsen, as Ukraine pummels Russia’s refining industry and Iranian attacks continue on Middle Eastern oil production and refining. Further, the nature of the destruction...
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Toronto mayor calls tariff fight “unnecessary,” says “we feel like we’re being bullied”
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow told CBS News that the escalating tariff fight between the U.S....
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