BYSasha Abramsky,TruthoutPUBLISHEDJuly 24, 2022

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My personal experience of this week’s “heat apocalypse” in Europe involved discovering large globs of hot, sticky tar stuck to my leg after I trod in melted…

Thousands of bird carcasses collected from vital bird habitat as infection jumps from domestic flocks to wildlife

Josh Halliday

Mon 25 Jul 2022 01.01 EDT

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/25/bird-flu-outbreak-on-farne-islands-risks-unprecedented-wildlife-tragedy

A bird flu outbreak on one of the UK’s most important habitats that could kill tens of thousands of seabirds has been described as an “unprecedented wildlife tragedy”.

Rangers working on the Farne Islands, off theNorthumberlandcoast, have donned protective suits and so far collected more than 3,000 dead birds for incineration.

However, there are concerns that many thousands more have succumbed to the disease and fallen off cliffs into the North Sea.

The Farnes, which are looked after by the National Trust, are an internationally important habitat for 23 species, including puffins, with 200,000 birds living there.

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Cliff-nesting birds seemed to be the worst-affected by the bird flu outbreak, with…

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MAPLE HILL, Onslow County —The Onslow County community rallied together Sunday to welcome home a teen who was shot in the head during a hunting accident earlier this year.

Family and friends, led by the Haws Run Fire Department, flooded the road in front of Bryson Capps Maple Hill home for a drive-by parade to show their support for the teen…

Miami men busted with endangered Key deer inside car: deputies

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Two Miami men were busted this week with an endangered Key deer in the back of their ride, deputies said.

Yoankis Hernandez Pena, 38, and Andres Leon Valdes, 45, were arrested during a traffic stop early Sunday in Marathon, where deputies noticed their Chevrolet hatchback swerving in and out of a lane, according to the Monroe County…

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Television star allegedly shot bear in Kenai Fjords Nat’l Park and aired footage of kill on show (msn.com)

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A television personality is being charged for allegedly illegally killing a bear in Kenai Fjords National Park.

©Provided by Anchorage KTUU-TVAnthony Blaine, who refers to himself as the “Bear Whisperer” shot a black bear in the national park where hunting is illegal, and aired the footage of the killing on his show.

Harvey Neil Anthony, also known as Blaine Anthony, allegedly shot a black bear in the national park where hunting is illegal, and then aired the footage of the killing on his show, The Bear Whisperer. According to charging documents, Anthony is facing federal charges for illegally killing the bear then filling false paperwork about where the animal had been bagged. Hunting of any kind is prohibited within…

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/22/economic-models-environmental-crises-fantasy-stable-growth-global-heating

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Current plans predicated on stable growth seem foolish when we know that shocks such as global heating aren’t going away

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Temperatures in Britain hit 40C. Runways melt at major airports. The London fire brigade reports its busiest single day since the second world war as fires rage around the city. The Met Office warns of temperatures so high they “could lead to serious illness or loss of life”.

Meanwhile, inflation grinds inexorably upwards. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is part of it, but other pressures were already apparent. Staples such ascoffeesaw price rises as a result of extreme weather disrupting harvests. Even silicon chips have been affected, withdroughts in Taiwan

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Authorities on Sunday issued an excessive heat watch for the U.S. Pacific Northwest region for coming days as potential record-breaking temperatures were forecast to settle in and linger until next weekend.

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Temperatures could break daily records in Seattle, Portland and areas of Northern California by Tuesday, potentially reaching their highest levels since last year’s deadly heat wave thatkilled hundreds of peopleacross the Pacific Northwest.

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Highs ranging from 95 degrees (35C celsius) to 110 degrees (43C degrees) were forecast for inland areas. An excessive heat…

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China’sXi Jinpinggovernment has issued stark private warnings to the Biden administration about the upcoming trip by House SpeakerNancy Pelosi, to Taiwan.

©Provided by BenzingaXi Jinping Issues Stark Private Warnings Against Nancy Pelosi’s Planned Visit To Taiwan

What Happened: The warnings issued by China were significantly stronger than the threats it had made when it was previously unhappy with U.S. actions or policy on Taiwan, six people familiar with the Chinese warnings told theFinancial Times.

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This came afterChina publicly threatened a “grave impact” on Pelosi’splanned visit to the island nation in August.

Sources familiar with the situation told the publication that the warnings included a possible military…

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(Bloomberg) — China said it was getting “seriously prepared” for the possibility that Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan in the coming weeks, underscoring the risk of a showdown between Washington and Beijing over a trip by the US House speaker.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the comment in response to a Financial Times report that Beijing had privately issued warnings about the planned trip that were “significantly stronger” than past threats. Zhao didn’t elaborate on China’s preparations for the trip, which would be the first…