Norwegian police detained environmental protester Greta Thunberg Wednesday during a protest in Oslo, removing her and other activists from the finance ministry. The protesters are demanding the removal of wind turbines from reindeer pastures on Sami Indigenous land in central Norway.
Four years of severe drought in southern Iraq has led desperate farmers to sell livestock and quit growing, as water levels in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have reached historic lows and water flowing from neighboring Iran and Turkey has also decreased.
Scientists in South Africa say they’ve had success introducing a bug that can help battle the water hyacinth, seen in the waters of the Hartbeespoort Dam. The plant is an example of an invasive species that threatens businesses and wildlife in the area, as the flowers clog motors on vessels that use the waterway and drive away food sources for local birds.
Four years of severe drought in southern Iraq has led desperate farmers to sell livestock and quit growing, as water levels in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have reached historic lows and water flowing from neighboring Iran and Turkey has also decreased.
Scientists in South Africa say they’ve had success introducing a bug that can help battle the water hyacinth, seen in the waters of the Hartbeespoort Dam. The plant is an example of an invasive species that threatens businesses and wildlife in the area, as the flowers clog motors on vessels that use the waterway and drive away food sources for local birds.
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