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Fires Ravage Brazil’s Pantanal, World’s Largest Wetland

Firefighters in Brazil say strong winds and hot dry weather are making it difficult to battle thousands of blazes burning in the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland. Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) said it spotted more than 3,100 fires in the first two weeks of August — five times as many as the same period last year. “We saw hundreds of fires along the journey throughout the day,” Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles said Tuesday. “Places where the planes and firemen have fought the fires directly without stopping, but still the fires are causing great damage to fauna, flora and to the Pantanal region.”  The Pantanal is 10 times the size of Florida’s Everglades. The World Wildlife Fund says it is home to more than 4,700 plant and animal species, including some threatened animals. Experts blame the fires, in part, to higher than average temperatures and below average rainfall since mid-July.  

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Mauritius Arrests Captain of Japanese Ship Responsible for Oil Spill

Police on Mauritius have arrested the captain of the Japanese carrier that ran aground off the coast last month, spilling 1,000 metric tonnes of oil and causing possible irreparable damage to coral reefs.Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, the Indian captain of the MV Wakashio, was charged Tuesday with “endangering safe navigation.” He faces a bail hearing next week.The ship’s first officer was also arrested, and investigators say they are interviewing all crew members.The investigation will center on why the Wakashio went off course. It was supposed to stay at least 16 kilometers from the shore but was about two kilometers away when it ran aground on a coral reef.“The route set five days before the crash was wrong and the boat navigation system should have signaled that to the crew, and it seems the crew ignored it. The boat did also fail to send out an SOS (when it ran aground) and did not respond to attempts by the coast guard to get in touch,” a maritime official told Reuters.The Wakashio became disabled July 25 and started leaking oil almost two weeks later. Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says bad weather is the reason crews didn’t start pumping oil from the ship almost immediately.About 1,000 metric tonnes leaked into the Indian Ocean surrounding Mauritius and another 3,000 was pumped out before the ship broke in two.The oil spilled into the precious waters of the Mahebourg Lagoon, and environmentalists fear the endangered reefs along the coast may be damaged forever.Half of the ship will be towed out to sea and allowed to sink while the other half will be towed away for scrap – a process officials say is likely to take months.Mauritius has declared an environmental emergency. Experts from Japan, the United Nations and France are working to clean up the oil. Mauritius is a former French colony.The spill is also likely to damage the island’s tourism industry, which is already under strain because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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New Study Pinpoints Which US Metropolitan Areas Will Be Hottest

A new study predicts major U.S. population areas will be seeing the most extreme increases in heat in the coming decades, some of which could experience 30 times more extreme heat than previously predicted.The study was conducted by researchers at Arizona State University and was published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Researchers made projections for extreme heat and cold exposure in 47 major cities in the U.S., accounting for population size, warming caused by urban development, and local standards for extreme heat.To break down the local effects of global temperature rise, the research team measured the effect of heat in “person-hours” — defined as a human being exposed to extreme heat for one hour. They incorporated three metrics:1. Local definitions of what an “extreme” temperature is;2. How city environments change the effects of extreme heat;3. the effect of population migration and growth.The researchers considered local standards for extreme heat when making their calculations because, for example, a 100-degree day in locations like Pheonix or Austin, Texas, would feel not feel extreme to locals. The same heat in New York City could result in fatalities — especially among more vulnerable populations, like people who are elderly and homeless.With that in mind, the researchers came up with two categories — absolute increases and relative increases in extreme heat.Their top three cities for absolute increases in people affected by extreme heat include New York, Los Angeles, and Washington. The most intense relative increase — calculated by combining temperature factors with population growth — will be in places like Orlando, Miami, and Austin.The researchers say because those cities are growing rapidly, more residents inevitably will be exposed to extreme heat, creating a bigger change relative to the beginning of this century. Atlanta, Georgia, made both lists.The study team argues that cities must prepare at the local level to avoid the most serious illness and death resulting from extreme heat. They say key safety measures include having cooling centers and water available, as well as reliable sources of energy, as extreme heat can contribute to power outages. 

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Washington State Ag Department Traps Male ‘Murder Hornet’

The Washington State Department of Agriculture announced it has trapped a male Asian giant hornet – the first male of the invasive species to be detected in the United States.At a news conference late Tuesday, WSDA officials say the hornet was caught in a trap the agency set in a rural area of northwestern Whatcom County in late July. It was found near an area where a dead mated queen hornet was found earlier this year, and where suspected bee kill was found last year. State labs confirmed it was a male late last week.The Asian hornets, dubbed “murder hornets” for their aggressive nature, are the world’s largest hornet and a predator of honeybees and other insects. They are native to Japan but found their way to the U.S. last year.A small group of Asian giant hornets can kill an entire honeybee hive in a matter of hours, which is why they are of concern to agriculture officials. More than 1,000 traps have been placed to capture the hornets alive. That would allow entomologists to tag the hornets and hopefully trace them back to their colonies where they could be eradicated.Adults can be nearly two inches long, and have a distinctly light-orange head with prominent black eyes, a black thorax and a black-and-yellow striped abdomen. Although it is not typically aggressive toward humans, the state’s Agriculture Department says the monster hornet can inflict a powerful sting.Officials have found a total of seven Asian giant hornets in Washington state, all of them in Whatcom County. In addition to the traps that the WSDA has set to catch Asian giant hornets, citizen scientists and other cooperators have placed more than 1,400 traps throughout the state.The WSDA will be setting live traps in the area hoping to catch a live Asian giant hornet, tag it, and track it back to its nest. If WSDA can locate a nest, the agency will eradicate it. 
 

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Холопы карлика пукина в шоке: опубликованы имена главных бюджетных кровосис путляндии

Холопы карлика пукина в шоке: опубликованы имена главных бюджетных кровосис путляндии.

Несмотря на плачевную экономическую ситуацию, чиновники из
коррумпированной обоймы обиженного карлика пукина продолжают наращивать аппетит
 

 
 
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Белорусский баланс: шпагат луки перед путляндией будет стоить ему очень дорого…

Белорусский баланс: шпагат луки перед путляндией будет стоить ему очень дорого…

Кровавый лука может и удержаться, но только с помощью обиженного карлика пукина, который за свои услуги потребует независимость…
 

 
 
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Сигнал для карлика-пукина: кровавый лука таки решил сесть на бутылку!

Сигнал для карлика-пукина: кровавый лука таки решил сесть на бутылку!

Лукашенко таки сел на бутылку из-под водки «Столичная» и из него сразу понеслась кремлевская пропаганда о войсках НАТО, о чернокожих военных и далее – по методичке лубянки
 

 
 
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Звільнений білорус про тортури: «74-річному дідусю омонівці зламали 6 пальців і 3 ребра»!

Звільнений білорус про тортури: «74-річному дідусю омонівці зламали 6 пальців і 3 ребра»!

13 серпня Кирила Ашурака звільнили з СІЗО. Три дні до цього він провів у пеклі, каже хлопець. У коментарі Кирило розповів про тортури, яким піддали затриманих протестувальників у Білорусі
 

 
 
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Дегенерат лукашеску призвал обиженного карлика пукина ввести человечков

Дегенерат лукашеску призвал обиженного карлика пукина ввести человечков.

Посол Беларуси в Словакии Игорь Лещеня поддержал протесты на родине. Он стал первым белорусским дипломатом, кто высказался в поддержку протестующих
 

 
 
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Apple Music Launching Shows With Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain

Apple Music is launching several new radio shows hosted by A-list musical acts, including Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood.
The streaming service announced that it will debut two new radio stations Tuesday: Apple Music Hits, focused on popular songs of the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s, as well as Apple Music Country, dedicated to the country music genre. Both channels will have daily on-air hosts but will also include several shows hosted by well-known musicians.
Apple Music Hits will include shows hosted by Snoop Dogg, Twain, Alanis Morissette, Backstreet Boys, Meghan Trainor, Ciara, blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and Huey Lewis.
More than a dozen country acts will debut shows on Apple Music Country, including Underwood, Luke Combs, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Rissi Palmer, Morgan Wallen, Kelsea Ballerini, Breland, Dierks Bentley, Jimmie Allen and “This Is Us” actress and singer Chrissy Metz.
Apple Music also announced Tuesday that its popular Beats 1 radio station — featuring shows hosted by Billie Eilish, Elton John and Lil Wayne — will be renamed to Apple Music 1. It will launch new shows hosted by Nile Rodgers, J Balvin, Young M.A and other acts.

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