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Hundreds of thousands of fish die off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia
A mass fish die-off in a reservoir in southern Vietnam’s Dong Nai province has shone a new light on soaring temperatures in Southeast Asia.
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Mother bear attacks truck on forest road in Japan
Two motorists had a terrifying encounter with a huge brown bear on a forest road on the outskirts of Nemuro in Japan's Hokkaido prefecture on April 28. Heart-stopping dashcam footage captured the mother bear sprinting out of the tree line and slamming into the truck, taking powerful swipes at the vehicle with her sharp paws.
CNN
Extreme heat in Asia
South Asia has been experiencing a record heat wave all week. CNN Meteorologist Chad Myers explains why it’s happening and how much longer it will last.
CNN
Dozens killed in highway collapse in China
An expressway disintegrated, sending cars plummeting down a hill in Guangdong province in southern China. CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout has the details
CNN
Highway collapse kills dozens in southern China
A highway collapsed in southern China early on Wednesday, sending cars plummeting down a hill and killing dozens of people, Chinese state media reported.
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Death toll from south China road collapse rises to 48
The death toll from a highway collapse in southern China's Guangdong province has risen to 48, local officials said Thursday, as adverse conditions complicated rescue efforts.A city official said adverse weather conditions, the risk of secondary disasters and the large number of trapped, burned and buried vehicles were complicating rescue and recovery efforts.
Yahoo News Singapore
Forget Hollywood, Singapore has got snakes on a car and it is great
The collective effort required to save a single snake or document a newborn langur shows that priorities on Singapore's natural landscape are evolving. Read on.
Associated Press
E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it
When he first started working two decades ago in Nhat Tao market, Ho Chi Minh City’s biggest informal recycling market, he usually salvaged computers with bulky monitors and heavy processors. Most repair shops are a single room crammed with junked electronic devices or e-waste with tables placed outside. Workers, many of them migrants from across Vietnam, repair or salvage items like laptops, scarred mobile phones, camera lenses, television remotes, even entire air conditioning units.
Associated Press
Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing
A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. Joie Henney has thousands of social media users following his pages devoted to Wally, the cold-blooded companion that he calls his emotional support alligator. Wally's popularity soared to new heights last year when the gator was denied entry to a Philadelphia Phillies game.
Evening Standard
Huge thunderstorm hits London with 'biblical' rain as Met Office issues fresh weather warning
‘Biblical’ and ‘crazy’ storm jolts many Londoners from their beds as Met Office warns of possible disruption
Storyful
Heavy Rain Returns to Dubai as Authorities Issue Orange Alert
An orange weather alert was issued for Dubai on Thursday, May 2, as heavy rain came back to the city, local news reports said.The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority informed residents that schools would be closed on Thursday and Friday and that people should work from home.Footage by Richard Menezes shows heavy rain pouring down in Dubai.The Khaleej Times said the rain was not expected to be as severe as last month’s record-setting deluge. Credit: Richard Menezes via Storyful
Reuters
Stay alert: Quake warning app demand surges in earthquake-rattled Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Earthquake warning smartphone apps have surged in popularity in Taiwan due to high demand from people eager to get a few extra seconds to take cover after more than 1,300 aftershocks rattled the island in the past month following a large temblor. Taiwan's east coast was struck by a 7.2 magnitude quake on April 3, killing 17 people. The frequent aftershocks since then - including more than 200 tremors in a 24-hour period starting April 22 - have unnerved many.
Associated Press
Distressed sawfish rescued in Florida Keys dies after aquarium treatment
An endangered sawfish rescued last month in the Florida Keys after it was spotted acting erratically and swimming in circles has died as wildlife officials continue to search for what is causing fish to become distressed. The Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota said in a statement that the 11-foot (3.3-meter) smalltooth sawfish died Thursday at the facility, where it had been undergoing treatment. It was rescued April 5 off Cudjoe Key, part of an abnormal fish die-off that has killed at least 45 sawfish and other fish species as well.
The Telegraph
The Western powers, gripped by green energy madness, are handing the future to China
Members of the G7 economic alliance, meeting in Turin, Italy, agreed Tuesday to end usage of coal for power generation by the year 2035, a mere 11 years into the future. But, as with so many international deals like this one, there’s a catch.
CNN
H5N1 bird flu was circulating in dairy cows for four months before it was detected, USDA scientists say
Bird flu was probably circulating in dairy cows for at least four months before it was confirmed to be the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, according to a new analysis of genomic data by scientists at the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease Center.
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Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns
Methods for taking CO2 out of the atmosphere range from planting trees to using technology to take it out of the atmosphere directly.
The Guardian
Venomous 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
Weatherwatch: What’s driving California’s extreme weather?
Shifting atmospheric circulation patterns have placed US state in frontline of climate crisis
The Guardian
The vast new whaling ‘mother ship’ that Japan hopes will revive a shrinking industry
A new $47m vessel is preparing for its maiden voyage in coastal waters, but there are fears the Kangei Maru could one day mean a return to hunting in the Southern Ocean
INSIDER
China's top climate envoy is coming to the US this month as tensions over green tech run high
The meeting comes as the US and China jockey for power over renewable technology like solar, EVs, and batteries.

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Duke Energy to hold annual shareholders meeting online May 9

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Hundreds of thousands of fish die off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia

Mother bear attacks truck on forest road in Japan

Extreme heat in Asia

Dozens killed in highway collapse in China

Highway collapse kills dozens in southern China

Death toll from south China road collapse rises to 48

Forget Hollywood, Singapore has got snakes on a car and it is great

E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it

Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing

Huge thunderstorm hits London with 'biblical' rain as Met Office issues fresh weather warning

Heavy Rain Returns to Dubai as Authorities Issue Orange Alert

Stay alert: Quake warning app demand surges in earthquake-rattled Taiwan

Distressed sawfish rescued in Florida Keys dies after aquarium treatment

The Western powers, gripped by green energy madness, are handing the future to China

H5N1 bird flu was circulating in dairy cows for four months before it was detected, USDA scientists say

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns

Venomous snakes likely to migrate en masse amid global heating, says study

Weatherwatch: What’s driving California’s extreme weather?

The vast new whaling ‘mother ship’ that Japan hopes will revive a shrinking industry

China's top climate envoy is coming to the US this month as tensions over green tech run high