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Potential for New Coronaviruses May Be Greater Than Known
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Potential for New Coronaviruses May Be Greater Than Known (msn.com)
Major winter storm unleashes ice, snow, record cold across USMike Greenberg Has A Blunt Message For The Dallas CowboysPotential for New Coronaviruses May Be Greater Than Known
As the coronavirus continues to evolve, the scientific and public health focus has been on new variants in which a few mutations make the virus more infectious, or even, it may be, more deadly.
These changes in the virus are all what scientists call point mutations, the substitution of one tiny bit of genetic code for another. Coronaviruses, as a group, are not known to mutate rapidly, but the pandemic caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 means that…
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Forced to hurry to come up with details for a wolf hunt, the DNR will present its plan Monday
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on Monday a harvest quota of 200 wolves for consideration by the Natural Resources Board.
In a bizarre circumstance borne of state statute and a court order,hunters and trappers would have just seven days to fill a wolf tag.
The special board meeting was called after a Jefferson County judge on Thursdayordered the DNRand NRB to implement a wolf hunting and trapping season in February.
The rulingcame in alawsuitbrought against the DNRand NRB by the Wisconsin Institute for Law &Liberty on behalf of Hunter Nation Inc., a Kansas-based hunting advocacy group. Luke Hilgemann, president of Hunter Nation, is a Wisconsin resident.
State lawcalls on the DNR to hold ahunting and trapping season running from early November to the end of February if the wolfis not on the endangered or threatened species list.https://6264ac0c816c8b8dc55b7c43277d26df.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html
The wolf was removed…
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Natural Resources Board approves kill goal of 200 wolves for February hunting and trapping season
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The Natural Resources Board on Monday unanimously approved a statewide harvest quota of 200 gray wolves in a hunting and trapping season planned for Feb. 22-28 in Wisconsin.
The kill goal would be spread across the state’s six wolf management zones, excluding American Indian reservations.
Permit applications ($10) will be available beginning at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday through midnight Saturday. Winners can purchase a $49 license beginning Feb. 22.
The flurry of activity comes after a Jefferson County judge ruled last Thursday that the Department of Natural Resources must hold a wolf hunting and trapping season this month.
State law calls on the DNR to hold a hunting and trapping season running from early November to the end of February if the wolf is not on the endangered or threatened species list.
The wolf was removed from the federal Endangered Species List on Jan. 4; the DNR planned to wait until November to begin the next wolf season. The board, which sets policy for the DNR, agreed in a 4-3 vote at its Jan. 22 meeting.
But Thursday’s ruling by Jefferson County judge Bennett Brantmeier forced the DNR and NRB to implement a season this month.https://2ab5fb641878beb095eb3234bac4b38a.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html
The ruling is being appealed in District Court I in Milwaukee County; the appeal was filed last Friday. Attorneys representing the DNR and NRB also submitted a motion seeking an expedited stay. The motion asks the appeals court to rule by 5 p.m. Monday.
Absent any new legal ruling, the DNR and NRB are proceeding with the wolf hunting and trapping season.
Monday’s board meeting was held by Zoom and lasted less than an hour. No public testimony was permitted.
B.C. man issues warning after family pet caught in leghold trap
By Jamie Tawil Global NewsPosted February 12, 2021 8:06 pm
It was a scary afternoon for a pooch and his owner in the Proctor Lake area on Thursday.
Now, Okanagan resident Ethan Heckrodt has turned to Facebook in a bid to warn other dog owners about the dangers of illegal leg-hold traps in the area.
“For others who use the second switchback road: this trap was set on the road, it was unmarked and covered in snow”, Heckrodt wrote on the SilverStar Community Page on Facebook.
READ MORE:New canine members with Okanagan search and rescue crews expected to save lives
The warning came after his five-year-old St. Bernard-Bernese cross, Henry, got a leg caught in one of those traps, which…
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Scientists accidentally found life under 3,000 feet of ice in Antarctica. ‘Never in a million years’ would they have expected it, the lead scientist said.
Marianne Guenot 9 hours ago
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- Scientists stumbled upon life under 3,000 feet of ice in Antarctica.
- They found two types of unidentified animals, where they had thought nothing could live.
- Their next step is finding a way to get close enough to identify the creatures.
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Scientist have found life under 3,000 feet under of ice in Antarctica, challenging their assumption that nothing could live in such conditions.
The previous theory was that life couldn’t exist in such extremity: no food, freezing temperatures, and complete darkness.
The creatures were found attached to a boulder in the frigid seas under the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf. Experts from the British Antarctic Survey drilled through 2,860 feet of ice and then another 1,549…
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Human remains found inside crocodile, amid hunt for missing fisherman
By Jack Guy, CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/15/australia/crocodile-attacks-queensland-australia-scli-intl/index.html
Updated 8:02 AM ET, Mon February 15, 2021
Investigators caught and killed two crocodiles during the search operation.
(CNN)Authorities investigating the disappearance of a fisherman in Queensland,Australia, have found human remains inside acrocodile.Andrew Heard, 69, set out to fish near Hinchinbrook Island on Thursday but didn’t return, according to Queensland Police.Investigators have since found human remains in the area and inside a 13.8-foot crocodile, police said Sunday.The crocodile was caught and killed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES), which also killed a 10-foot crocodile as part of the investigation, the agencytweetedMonday.
The search and rescue operation near Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland”At this stage we can only confirm that we’ve found human remains in the first,” Acting Inspector Andrew Cowie of Queensland Police said at a press conference Monday, explaining that the examination process has not been completed…
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Countries in West Africa on high alert after Ebola outbreak in Guinea
By Stephanie Busari and Radina Gigova, CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/15/africa/ebola-guinea-west-africa-intl/index.html
Updated 11:49 AM ET, Mon February 15, 2021
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Guinea declared an Ebola outbreak in one of its regions on Sunday, after the West African nation confirmed at least seven cases of the disease, including three deaths, the country’s National Security and Health Agency (ANSS) said.Health officials in the southeastern N’Zerekore district said seven people who attended the funeral of a nurse tested positive for the disease and experienced symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and bleeding. Three of them died following the February 1 funeral. It is unclear if the nurse, who worked at the local health center, died from Ebola.
Five dead in newest Ebola outbreak in Congo, UNICEF saysThe World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged support for Guinea, helping to procure the Ebola vaccine which has helped control recent outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its…
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US cold snap: Why is Texas seeing Arctic temperatures?
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US cold snap: Why is Texas seeing Arctic temperatures?
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Texas is known for its sprawling deserts and excruciating heatwaves – but right now, it’s blanketed in a thick layer of ice.
The state is seeing some of its coldest temperatures in more than 30 years, with some areas breaking records that are more than a century old.
Parts of Texas hit 0F (-18C) on Sunday, and weather warnings are going to stay in place through the week.
So why is this normally boiling state suddenly freezing over?
According to the US National Weather Service (NWS), this is down to an “Arctic outbreak” that originated just above the US-Canada border, bringing a winter snow storm as well as plummeting temperatures.
Cold air outbreaks such as these are normally kept in the Arctic by a series of low-pressure systems, the NWS said. However, this one moved through Canada and spilled out into the US last week.
Temperatures in the city of Dallas for example will reach a high of 14F (-10C) on Monday when it should be more like 59F (15C) at this time of year.
For the first time in the US state, all 254 counties are under a winter storm warning, US media report. The temperature in Dallas is already colder than in Anchorage, Alaska, CBS News reports.
In a statement on Sunday night, President Joe Biden declared an emergency in Texas, which authorises US agencies to co-ordinate disaster relief in the state.
Rotating power outages have been initiated by the state’s power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (Ercot), early on Monday, to reduce demand on the electricity system.
“Traffic lights and other infrastructure may be temporarily without power,” it added in a tweet.https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.39.18/iframe.htmlmedia captionUS: Extreme cold weather continues
It has also issued a level-three energy emergency alert, urging consumers to reduce electricity use.
Nearly 120 car accidents were reported on Sunday, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña tweeted.
Hundreds of flights in and out of the state have also been cancelled.
The weather has already proved deadly. On Thursday, icy roads led to a massive crash involving more than 100 vehicles in Fort Worth, killing six people and leaving dozens more needing hospital treatment.https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.39.18/iframe.htmlmedia captionHow a deadly crash with over 100 cars began on an icy Texas highway
“The expansive dome of sub-freezing temperatures across the northern tier of the country has laid the foundation for winter storms to wreak havoc from coast to coast, not only going into this weekend, but also into next week,” the NWS said in a statement released on Friday.
Weather warnings for severe winter conditions are going to remain in place until at least Tuesday, when the weather system will begin to move north.
Amarillo will see a high temperature of just 2F (-17C), breaking the city’s previous record of 12F (-11C) that was set in 1895, a forecaster from the service’s Weather Prediction Centre, Marc Chenard, told Reuters news agency.
Similarly, Lubbock will only reach a high of 9F (-13C). These temperatures are “40 to 50 degrees [Fahrenheit] below average”, Mr Chenard said.
Parts of Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle are predicted to see as much as a foot of snow this week, while Dallas will have four inches.
Mr Chenard warns of more dangerous road conditions in Houston, caused by sleet and freezing rain.
Disha Ravi: The jailed Indian activist linked to Greta Thunberg
By Soutik Biswas
India correspondentPublished8 hours agoShareRelated Topics
In India’s southern city of Bangalore, Disha Ravi was a cheerful, familiar figure among local climate activists.
The sprightly 22-year-old helped clean up lakes, plant trees and campaigned against plastic. She attended workshops, walked the streets demanding climate action, loved animals and spoke out against sexism and capital punishment. A vegan and the sole-earning member in her family, she worked with a local company that makes plant-based food.
Ms Ravi is also one of the founders of the local wing of Fridays For Future, a global movement begun by climate change activist Greta Thunberg. Here, she participated in campaigns to preserve the lion-tailed macaque in an Indian bio-diversity spot, and stall a hydro power plant, among other causes.
Living in a low-lying neighbourhood in…
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