Atkore Announces Environmental Product Declarations for Steel and PVC Conduit Products

The Telegraph
Saudi Arabia shuts pilgrims out of air-conditioned areas as over 1000 die in extreme heat
Saudi Arabian officials shut illegal pilgrims out of air-conditioned rest areas in Mecca during extreme heat that killed more than 1,000 people on hajj.
CBC
Grolar bear hybrids in N.W.T. all traced back to same 'strange' female polar bear
A family of polar and grizzly bear hybrids, or grolars, in Canada's western Arctic — which all started with a "pretty strange" female polar bear — is "quite rare," according to a new study. The research paper, published last week in the journal Conservation Genetics Resources, used a new tool to look at samples from 371 polar bears and 440 grizzly bears across Canada, Alaska and Greenland. The samples had been collected between 1975 and 2015. Ruth Rivkin, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Un
Associated Press
Politician who pushed Philippines natural gas boom is behind firm that planned to profit
An influential politician in the Philippines, who has been a cheerleader for natural gas power, is behind a company that planned to make a fortune from it, an Associated Press investigation of thousands of pages of documents has found. Gov. Hermilando Mandanas of Batangas province and his late wife stood to profit from a buildout of liquified natural gas power — he owned the largest share in a real estate firm that soared in value as energy companies moved in, while he promoted the expansion in media interviews and public events. The firm also launched its own natural gas project.
BBC
Using fake nests to save rare bird from dying out
Predation is seen as one of the biggest threats to the survival of the near-extinct capercaillie.
BBC
One of world’s rarest cats no longer endangered
The Iberian lynx is now classed as "vulnerable" as numbers surge due to conservation efforts.
PA Media: UK News
Birth of wildcat kittens in Kent wildlife park sparks hope for rarest UK mammal
Wildwood Trust said the litter were born about nine weeks ago in a dedicated off-show breeding enclosure, to parents Talla and Blair.
The New York Times
New ‘Detective Work’ on Butterfly Declines Reveals a Prime Suspect
What’s driving ominous declines in insects? While a growing body of research shows decreases in many insect populations, it has been hard for scientists to disentangle the possible causes. Are insects suffering from habitat loss as natural areas are plowed and paved? Is climate change doing them in? What about pesticides? The latest insight comes from a study on butterflies in the Midwest, published Thursday in the journal PLOS One. Its results don’t discount the serious effects of climate chang
Reuters
Heatwave kills dozens of homeless in India's capital, group says
(Reuters) -The heatwave gripping northern India has killed nearly 200 homeless people in New Delhi over the last week, a group dedicated to helping the homeless said on Thursday, as the country grapples with record high summer temperatures. As many as 52 bodies were brought to hospitals in the past two days, the Times of India reported on Thursday, adding that most of them were poor people who lived and worked in the open. A total of 192 homeless people died in New Delhi between June 11 and June 19, according to government figures shared by non-profit organisation Centre for Holistic Development, higher than in previous years.
Reuters Videos
Haj pilgrimage threatened as hundreds perish in heat
STORY: Nearly 2 million Muslims will complete the haj pilgrimage this week, but extreme heat has been fatal for hundreds who started the journey last Friday, to the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.According to reports, at least 562 people have died during the haj. Egypt has reported 307 deaths and 118 missing, with temperatures hitting over 124 degrees Fahrenheit.The haj's timing is based on the lunar year, moving back 10 days each year.While the haj is now moving towards winter, it will occur in the peak of summer in Saudi Arabia by the 2040s.Climate scientist Fahad Saeed says these deaths hint at future risks for millions of haj pilgrims."We need to prepare, we need to adapt, we need to introduce the adaptation option as much as we can. While realizing that it will compromise on the centuries old ritual, but still we need to save people. But at the same time, we must do climate action to stop the global warming at 1.5 degrees centigrade. At anything beyond that, we are putting those pilgrims at the risk of death."Heat-related deaths during the haj have been recorded since the 1400s.Pilgrims' vulnerability stems from exertion, exposure, and older age, as well as a simple lack of acclimatization to the heat.According to Saudi officials last year, more than 2,000 people suffered from heat stress during that haj.A 2021 study in the journal Environmental Research Letters found that if global temperatures rise by 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels, heat stroke risk for haj pilgrims will increase by five times.Still, pilgrims remain determined - for some, it's a one-in-a-lifetime affair."Haj is the fifth pillar of Islam and it is a mandatory duty for every capable person. So you have to exert efforts and get tired. Haj is a difficult task, so you have to exert efforts and perform the rituals even in the conditions of heat and crowding. You use an umbrella, drink water and pour it onto your body to prevent dehydration. And the water sprinklers in the walkways help."In 2016, Saudi Arabia implemented a heat strategy with shaded areas, water points at every 500 meters, and improved healthcare.Saudi health authorities advised pilgrims to stay hydrated and avoid outdoor activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during this year's haj.
Evening Standard
Mysterious monolith discovered in desert near Las Vegas
The structure’s origins are a mystery, said Las Vegas police
Associated Press
Hawaii residents fined $20K after Hawaiian monk seal pup mauled by unleashed dogs
Two Hawaii residents were fined $20,000 for their alleged roles in the fatal mauling of a female Hawaiian monk seal pup by unleashed dogs, U.S. officials said Thursday. Hawaiian monk seals are a critically endangered species. The loss of a female is a particularly hard blow to conservation efforts because she could have grown up to give birth to pups of her own.
Reuters
Along Peru's mining corridor, Big Copper faces a snarl of trucks
Surging copper prices this year have brought startling growth in the number of trucks carrying copper from illegal mines in Peru, jamming roads, causing accidents and creating hazardous conditions especially after dark along the Andean country's key "mining corridor" highway, industry sources told Reuters. With copper demand soaring as the world rapidly moves toward electric vehicles and clean energy, illegal mining has been booming. Trucks linked to artisan and illegal mining operations have been crowding vehicles from mines like Chinese-controlled MMG Ltd's Las Bambas, Hudbay's Constancia and Glencore's Antapaccay.
PA Media: UK News
Chimps helping scientists find plants that have potential to become medicines
Observing primates could pave the way for new drug discoveries, researchers say.
Reuters Videos
Chinese farmers struggle in the heat as reservoir shrinks
STORY: Selling his produce along a street in Jinan in eastern China, 56-year-old farmer Li Weidong says the city is as hot as a stove.The capital of Shandong province has been struggling with scorching heat for over a month. On Wednesday (June 19) authorities in the province declared an orange heat alert.A nearby reservoir – though not completely dried-up – is showing signs of distress. Li says the water used to be much closer to the road. “When it was not dried up, the water was just a couple of meters away from the road. Now it’s shrunk, now it’s dried up. The irrigation for farmland and drinking water supply for the city both depend on it."This 70-year-old farmer in Jinan says she planted apples, peaches and other crops during this summer's planting season. She estimates 90% of those crops are now damaged."Even with the drought in the 1960s, it wasn't as dry as it is this year," she says. "Back then, it still rained once or twice in the spring, but this year, it hasn’t rained even once.”In some parts of the wheat-growing provinces of Hebei, Henan and Shandong, temperatures could reach upwards of 111 degrees Fahrenheit, potentially breaking historical records for the month of June, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said.
CBC
AFN blasts Yukon, federal gov'ts for allowing salmon 'habitat destruction'
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is slamming the federal and Yukon governments over their management of Yukon River salmon, which the national advocacy organization says are hurtling toward extinction."The Government of Yukon is one of the principal actors in the authorization of habitat destruction or modification," states a recent missive from AFN to a federal committee, about salmon in the watershed."The AFN recommends seeking to better understand key threats to freshwater habitat, such as
Euronews
‘This is like a slow death’: Environmental toll of Gaza war laid bare in first UN assessment
The new assessment from UNEP follows a call from the State of Palestine to take stock of the environmental damage.
BBC
Storm Alberto claims lives in Mexico and drenches US coast
The first named storm of the season comes as much of North America swelters in brutal heat.
PA Media: UK News
Supreme Court ruling is ‘massive vindication’, says campaigner who brought case
Justices said that emissions created by burning fossil fuels must be considered when granting planning permission for new drilling sites.
The Telegraph
Sir Jim Ratcliffe attacks Labour plans days after backing Starmer
Labour’s green energy plans will tax the North Sea “out of existence”, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has warned, days after he publicly backed Sir Keir Starmer.
Reuters
GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets
GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric engine with the hopes it will power next-generation narrow-body jets by the middle of the next decade. While the technology is still being tested, should GE be successful, it could produce hybrid-engine jets - like a Toyota Prius of the skies - that would go a long way toward cutting the aviation industry's carbon emissions worldwide, half of which come from single-aisle jets. Hybrid cars are common on the roads, but decarbonizing the aerospace industry is considered much more difficult.

Straits Times Index

Nikkei

Hang Seng

FTSE 100

Bitcoin USD

CMC Crypto 200

S&P 500

Dow

Nasdaq

Gold

Crude Oil

10-Yr Bond

FTSE Bursa Malaysia

Jakarta Composite Index

PSE Index

Atkore Announces Environmental Product Declarations for Steel and PVC Conduit Products

Latest stories

Saudi Arabia shuts pilgrims out of air-conditioned areas as over 1000 die in extreme heat

Grolar bear hybrids in N.W.T. all traced back to same 'strange' female polar bear

Politician who pushed Philippines natural gas boom is behind firm that planned to profit

Using fake nests to save rare bird from dying out

One of world’s rarest cats no longer endangered

Birth of wildcat kittens in Kent wildlife park sparks hope for rarest UK mammal

New ‘Detective Work’ on Butterfly Declines Reveals a Prime Suspect

Heatwave kills dozens of homeless in India's capital, group says

Haj pilgrimage threatened as hundreds perish in heat

Mysterious monolith discovered in desert near Las Vegas

Hawaii residents fined $20K after Hawaiian monk seal pup mauled by unleashed dogs

Along Peru's mining corridor, Big Copper faces a snarl of trucks

Chimps helping scientists find plants that have potential to become medicines

Chinese farmers struggle in the heat as reservoir shrinks

AFN blasts Yukon, federal gov'ts for allowing salmon 'habitat destruction'

‘This is like a slow death’: Environmental toll of Gaza war laid bare in first UN assessment

Storm Alberto claims lives in Mexico and drenches US coast

Supreme Court ruling is ‘massive vindication’, says campaigner who brought case

Sir Jim Ratcliffe attacks Labour plans days after backing Starmer

GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets