Cities could become twice as deadly without trees: Study reveals how urban forests slash heat by nearly 50% |

Cities could become twice as deadly without trees: Study reveals how urban forests slash heat by nearly 50% |

A recent study shows that urban tree canopies play a crucial role in combating the ‘Urban Heat Island’ (UHI) effect. They cut the temperature gap between cities and rural areas by almost half. Trees offer shade and cool the air through a process called transpiration, lowering summer air temperature by a population-weighted mean of 0.15…

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Hezbollah Living Quarters: Watch: IDF shares footage of Hezbollah living quarters in underground tunnels in south Lebanon

Hezbollah Living Quarters: Watch: IDF shares footage of Hezbollah living quarters in underground tunnels in south Lebanon

IDF shares footage of Hezbollah living quarters in underground tunnels in south Lebanon The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday released what it described as “exclusive footage” showing living quarters allegedly used by Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon, as tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed group continue despite a fragile ceasefire.Sharing the video on X, the…

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Quote of the day by Alfred Nobel: “A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.” |

Quote of the day by Alfred Nobel: “A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.” |

Alfred Nobel (Image: Wikipedia) Love, feelings and human connection have always been some of the most complicated aspects of life. For centuries, philosophers, scientists, writers and thinkers have sought to explain why people feel affection, attachment, trust or distance. Alfred Nobel made a very thoughtful remark on this point when he said, “A heart can…

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Nigerian man wrongly released from London prison after abducting 5-year-old son from France; UK launches manhunt

Nigerian man wrongly released from London prison after abducting 5-year-old son from France; UK launches manhunt

Nigerian-British man abducts son British authorities have launched a manhunt for a Nigerian-British man accused of abducting his five-year-old son from France to Nigeria after he was wrongly released from a London prison and may have fled the UK within days.Ifedayo Adeyeye, 58, walked free from HMP Pentonville in London on April 21 despite being…

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No sunset until August: Inside Alaska’s northernmost town living through 84 days of endless daylight | World News

No sunset until August: Inside Alaska’s northernmost town living through 84 days of endless daylight | World News

Most people expect nightfall to arrive at some point in the day. In one remote corner of Alaska, that simply stops happening for weeks. Residents in Utqiagvik, the northernmost town in the United States, have now entered the annual ‘midnight sun’ season, a strange period when the sun remains visible around the clock. The town…

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Quest for a rare bird, a landfill visit, a deadly outbreak: How Leo Schilperoord became hantavirus ‘patient zero’

Quest for a rare bird, a landfill visit, a deadly outbreak: How Leo Schilperoord became hantavirus ‘patient zero’

Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord Dutch ornithologist Leo Schilperoord, whose lifelong quest for the rare and the beautiful ended in a global health emergency, has been identified as patient zero in the deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, according to Argentine authorities.Authorities believe the 70-year-old and his wife, Mirjam Schilperoord, 69, contracted…

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Horrifying video shows moment Frontier Airlines plane hits person on Denver runway

Horrifying video shows moment Frontier Airlines plane hits person on Denver runway

Horrifying video shows moment Frontier Airlines plane hits person on Denver runway A person who allegedly breached security at Denver International Airport was struck and killed by a departing Frontier Airlines aircraft late Friday last week, triggering an engine fire and a chaotic emergency evacuation that left several passengers injured.The Frontier flight, headed from Denver…

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