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Dozens of whales have died after several pods washed up on the shore of a beach on the Western Australian coast.
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FuturismScientists Say Underwater Cave So Deep They Can't Find the Bottom
Down in a Hole A team of scientists has discovered the deepest sinkhole on Earth, so deep that we have yet to reach its bottom. The Taam Ja' Blue Hole (TJBH), which is located off the coast near the border between Mexico and Belize, was once thought to be the second-deepest of its kind, as […]
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The ‘tipping point’ that could drop Britain’s future temperatures by 10C
Scientists are increasingly worried that the AMOC might rapidly weaken due to climate change warming water in the Atlantic - sending temperatures in Europe plunging.
- The Telegraph
Have Gen Z forgotten about climate change?
If I were living in Peckham and about to be relocated by the seaside in Dorset, I would be pretty angry with a mob which turned up and slashed the tyres of the coach which had been assigned to take me there.
- Associated Press
They study next to one of Africa's largest trash dumps. They're planting bamboo to try to cope
Armed with gardening hoes while others cradled bamboo seedlings, students gathered outside their school in Kenya's capital. More than 100 bamboo plantings dot the ground around Dandora secondary school, which shares a name with the dumpsite that was declared full 23 years ago. Allan Sila, 17, said sitting in his classroom is like studying in a smelly latrine.
- Glasgow Times
Man says Glasgow city council to blame for fly-tipping problems in city
A man has said Glasgow City Council are to blame for the continuous cycle of fly-tipping in the city.
- The Guardian
‘I’m happy we’re not killing them any more’: Ireland’s last basking shark hunter on the return of the giants
For 30 years, Brian McNeill hunted the world’s second-biggest fish from small boats off the wild west coast of Ireland. Now numbers of the sharks have made a recovery so rapid it has astounded scientists
- Wales Online
Aldi shoppers fume after discovering what symbol on food packets really means
A woman has shared her outrage after discovering what the 'e' symbol on supermarket products really means
- The Independent
May Bank Holiday weekend weather set for washout with rain and showers across UK
Heavy showers are expected to hit central England on Saturday
- FTW Outdoors
Montana antler hunter kills grizzly bear during tense encounter
The man, who was not carrying bear spray, drew a handgun and fired five shots at the charging bear.
- Sky News
Kenyan tour guide rescues 14 tourists after devastating floods crash through the Maasai Mara
A Kenyan tour guide has rescued 14 tourists after heavy rains caused devastating floodwaters to crash through the Maasai Mara national reserve. Mr Omenya was asleep in his tent at the camp on Wednesday when his driver woke him up at around 1.20am local time to warn him of heavy rainfall and flooding. "When I woke up our tent was literally floating," he told Sky News.
- Birmingham Live
Weather map shows exactly when UK summer will 'arrive' with 20C temperatures
The West Midlands has experienced wet and windy weather this week
- AFP
Vietnam temperature records tumble as heatwave scorches
More than 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heatwave scorches South and Southeast Asia.In all, 102 weather stations saw record highs in April, as northern and central Vietnam bore the brunt of the heatwave, with temperatures on average 2-4 C higher than during the same period last year.
- The Packet - Falmouth
Much loved Cornwall village pub reopens with new landlords at helm
A much-loved pub is set to reopen in a Cornish village with new landlords at its helm.
- The Telegraph
Labour plots new net zero crackdown on corporates
Labour is plotting to introduce new net zero laws that will force big companies and banks to limit their carbon footprint to comply with UN climate goals.
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Bird egg collecting ‘addict’, 71, is spared jail over his illegal collection
Daniel Lingham, 71, had served two prison sentences for his illegal egg collecting before he was caught on a wildlife trap camera last year.
- The Telegraph
The BBC’s confusing weather forecast is nothing new – but AI could change everything
When the BBC’s weather map this week burnished yellow, appearing to suggest a dose of Mediterranean sunshine just in time for the long weekend, viewers were aghast to find their sunbathing efforts would have to take place in a less than tropical 15C. “I think it’s very misleading,” says 43-year-old florist Vicky Laffey. “Looking at a map full of orange and yellow makes it seem like that country is in a heatwave and gives people the wrong impression.”
- The Telegraph
Watch: Man narrowly avoids death after Brazil motorway bridge buckles
The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil climbed to 39 on Friday, officials said, as they warned of worse to come.
- Futurism
Spacecraft Takes Close Up Video of the Sun, Revealing Otherworldly Hellscape
The European Space Agency has released an incredible video of the Sun's roiling surface, which was taken by its Solar Orbiter last year. The video shows strands of energized particles leaving the star's lower atmosphere in the form of "coronal rain," with small eruptions of plasma dotting a fuzzy, "coronal moss" surface — a […]
- Sky News
About 31,000 properties without water in St Leonards and Hastings - as vulnerable woman 'has water stolen from doorstep'
About 31,000 properties were left without water in St Leonards and parts of Hastings after a mains pipe burst. The company apologised to customers still left without water on Saturday evening, saying the burst pipe had been repaired. Water is being delivered to thousands of vulnerable people and four bottled water stations have been set up, which will close at 9pm and reopen at 8am.
- Sky News
Health warning issued as heatwave grips South and Southeast Asia
Countries in South and Southeast Asia have been coping with a weeks-long heatwave which has seen record temperatures sweep parts of the region. Pupils in the Philippines, India and Bangladesh have been told to stay at home and learn remotely due to a severe health risk. Schools in Cambodia have also cut back on their hours.