Michael and Darlene Taylor sort through a freezer damaged by Hurricane Laura August 27, 2020 in Grand Lake, Louisiana. Hurricane Laura came ashore and brought rain and strong winds to the southeast of the state, reaching wind speeds of 150 km / h and a storm surge of 9-12 meters. …
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Singapore fights dengue outbreak with more mosquitoes
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – From the high balcony of a public housing block in Singapore, an environmental official confirms his mosquito launcher, the latest control authorities have set out to combat a record outbreak of tropical disease dengue. With the click of a button and a whirl of a fan, a …
Read More »Mauritius says autopsy on dead dolphins finds wounds but no oil | Mauritius News
Dead dolphins washed up in Mauritius near the site of an oil spill have so far been wounded on their bodies, but no trace of oil has been released, preliminary autopsy results published on Thursday. Environmental activists are urgently seeking an explanation for the mysterious deaths of 27 dolphins that …
Read More »Call on probe as dead dolphins tracked down by oil spill from Mauritius | Mauritius News
Greenpeace has called on the Mauritian government to conduct an “urgent investigation” after several dead dolphins washed up on the island’s coast, a month after a major oil spill caused by a shipwreck. “This is a deeply sad and alarming day for the people of Mauritius,” Happy Khambule, Greenpeace Africa’s …
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