Global Chocolate Supply Impacted By Cacao Tree-Killing Virus
'Newsweek' reports that the price of chocolate may be increasing after a virus ravaged cacao trees in western Africa - significantly in Ghana.
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The GuardianVenomous snakes likely to migrate en masse amid global heating, says study
Researchers find many countries unprepared for influx of new species and will be vulnerable to bites
- 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
- Futurism
Scientists 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 […]
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Yahoo News UK
How to watch the Eta Aquariids meteor shower in the UK
It is expected to peak in the early hours of Monday.
- 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
- 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.
- Storyful
Boat Hits Bridge and Capsizes Amid Catastrophic Flooding in Southern Brazil
Ongoing rain in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul caused a ferry boat to capsize after hitting a bridge on the swollen Taquari river on May 2.Footage by Matheus Hinterholz shows the boat being carried away by the current and hitting the submerged bridge. The impact caused the vessel to capsize and get stuck against the bridge.As of early Friday evening, the death toll from catastrophic flooding in southern Brazil rose to 39, with 68 people still missing according to government officials. Credit: Matheus Hinterholz via Storyful
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Wales Online
Weather maps show bank holiday weather forecast where you are as Met Office issues warning over uncertainty
Temperatures will reach up to 16C in some parts according to the Met Office
- 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.
- The Independent
Orangutan seen treating wound with traditional medicine in first for wild animals
Indonesian scientists document extraordinary case of Rakus the Sumatran orangutan, who covers his facial wound with mesh made from chewed leaves
- The Telegraph
North Sea oil drilling to continue for a decade after net zero deadline
Oil drilling in the North Sea is to continue for up to a decade beyond Britain’s net zero deadline after dozens of new licences were granted to fossil fuel companies.
- Sky News
Bird flu: 'Strong evidence' suggests virus has passed from mammals to humans for first time
Scientists fear bird flu has spread from mammals to humans for the first time, marking another step in the evolution of the deadly virus. New analysis concludes there is "strong evidence" that a Texas farm worker who tested positive for the H5N1 virus caught it from sick dairy cattle. There is growing concern about the failure of American authorities to contain the spread of the virus.