Neste to supply renewable raw materials to S Korea's Lotte Chemical

CBC
Fans won't cool you down when temperature goes up, new study finds
A new study has found exactly how inefficient electric fans are when used to keep us cool in extreme heat. Rob Meade, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa, led the study. "Fans do improve sweat evaporation, but this effect is not strong enough to significantly lower your body's internal temperature when it's already really hot," Meade said. The study found fans are good at providing air circulation and may cool us down in moderate temperatures, but are not as effective in extreme he
AFP News
Heatwave hammers Thailand's stinky but lucrative durian farms
Clambering hand-over-hand, sweat dripping into his eyes, a durian labourer expertly slices a cumbersome fruit from a tree before tossing it down to land with a soft thump in his colleague's waiting arms some 15 metres (50 feet) below.In May Chinese state media reported an almost 50 percent rise in durian imported from Vietnam, citing heat and drought in Thailand.
People
Scientists Shocked After Orangutan Heals Injury with Medicinal Plant — a First-Documented Incident for Wild Animals
Named Rakus, the wild orangutan living in Indonesia used a plant known to accelerate healing and prevent infection
AFP News
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.
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
The Telegraph
The undersea nuclear graveyard now more costly than HS2
A vast subsea nuclear graveyard planned to hold Britain’s burgeoning piles of radioactive waste is set to become the biggest, longest-lasting and most expensive infrastructure project ever undertaken in the UK.
Associated Press
Flood and landslide hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing 14
A flood and a landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 14 people, officials said Saturday. Torrential rain pounding the area since Thursday triggered a landslide in Luwu district in South Sulawesi province, said local rescue chief Mexianus Bekabel. More than 100 residents have been moved to mosques or relatives' houses outside the affected area, National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said Saturday.
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 Telegraph
Prehistoric microbes from the Arctic could help make crops drought-proof
British plant biologists are to work with their European counterparts to determine whether ancient microbes extracted from deep below the Arctic surface can be used to help present-day plant species adapt to climate change.
The Telegraph
Cats should wear bells to stop them killing birds, says Natural England chair
Cats should wear bells to stop them killing birds, the chairman of Natural England has said.
AFP News
Rescuers brave Indonesia volcano eruptions to save pets
An Indonesian volunteer returns from a dangerous rescue mission to a remote island where a volcano recently unleashed huge eruptions, cradling an abandoned, emaciated dog covered in burn blisters.But while locals have fled, a team of volunteers travelled to Ruang by boat on daring rescue missions to save abandoned pets from the foot of the volcano that remains at its highest alert level.
Futurism
James Webb Detects Weather on Exoplanet From 280 Light Years Away
Cloudy With a Chance of Molten Iron The scientific instruments on board NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are so sensitive, they can tell the weather on an exoplanet a whopping 280 light-years away. Using the telescope mid-infrared light spectrometer, a team of international scientists managed to map the weather on the surface of WASP-43 b, […]
Sky News
Health warning issued as heatwave grips South and Southeast Asia
Countries in South and Southeast Asia have been coping with a weeks-long heatwave which has seen record temperatures sweep parts of the region. Pupils in the Philippines, India and Bangladesh have been told to stay at home and learn remotely due to a severe health risk. Schools in Cambodia have also cut back on their hours.
The Guardian
‘Why doesn’t anybody care?’ Texas-Mexico border devastated by anti-migrant operation
Greg Abbott’s strategy to deter immigration isn’t just harming people and costing billions – it’s ruining the Rio Grande’s ecosystem
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
BBC
Flooding cash help on offer from Government
The grants are available for people affected by Storm Henk in January.
CBC
Research into habitats, diet could allow bear cub rehabilitation by next spring
A provincial wildlife official says his department is hopeful new research into where bears live in Nova Scotia will guide how to rehabilitate orphaned cubs.The Department of Natural Resources and Renewables has been working with Acadia University to learn more about the animals for the last two years.But researchers from the university in Wolfville, N.S., will officially start tracking the animals this summer. That information will be key in identifying where bears can be released and have the
CNN
Young boy dies in Texas floodwaters as authorities make more than 200 rescues across state
The body of a young boy was recovered from floodwaters near Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, as search and rescue teams statewide continue to patrol streets and neighborhoods inundated by rainfall.
The Guardian
‘Inside an oven’: sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia
Governments issue health warnings as schools shut and crops fail, with fears that worse is to come as heatwave tightens grip
AFP News
Dams strain as water, death toll keep rising in south Brazil
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."Forget everything you've seen, it's going to be much worse in the metropolitan region," Governor Eduardo Leite said Friday as the streets of the state capital, with a population of some 1.5 million, started flooding after days of heavy downpours in the region.

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Neste to supply renewable raw materials to S Korea's Lotte Chemical

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Fans won't cool you down when temperature goes up, new study finds

Heatwave hammers Thailand's stinky but lucrative durian farms

Scientists Shocked After Orangutan Heals Injury with Medicinal Plant — a First-Documented Incident for Wild Animals

Vietnam temperature records tumble as heatwave scorches

‘I’m happy we’re not killing them any more’: Ireland’s last basking shark hunter on the return of the giants

The undersea nuclear graveyard now more costly than HS2

Flood and landslide hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing 14

Watch: Man narrowly avoids death after Brazil motorway bridge buckles

Prehistoric microbes from the Arctic could help make crops drought-proof

Cats should wear bells to stop them killing birds, says Natural England chair

Rescuers brave Indonesia volcano eruptions to save pets

James Webb Detects Weather on Exoplanet From 280 Light Years Away

Health warning issued as heatwave grips South and Southeast Asia

‘Why doesn’t anybody care?’ Texas-Mexico border devastated by anti-migrant operation

May Bank Holiday weekend weather set for washout with rain and showers across UK

Flooding cash help on offer from Government

Research into habitats, diet could allow bear cub rehabilitation by next spring

Young boy dies in Texas floodwaters as authorities make more than 200 rescues across state

‘Inside an oven’: sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia

Dams strain as water, death toll keep rising in south Brazil