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THOUSHANDS OF FISH DIE IN THE LESSER SEA

In the lesser sea(Spain), thousands of fish die lack of oxygen, due to the great vegetation swept away by the great rains(DANA).

In Murcia, Spain is located the lesser sea is a lagoon by the sea, right now thousands of fish without oxygen are dying from cause of large waste pours and heavy rains(DANA).

Waste dumped in the lesser sea has been coming for a long time, but the administrations did not give it enough importance, these rains caused a great deal of fresh water to enter the salt lagoon, water that dragged into the same mud, soil and organic matte.

All this natural disaster has left more than 3000 fish dead with a great loss of biodiversity and affecting the trophic chain.

Mr. Arnau Cerrillo

1st ECA

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The murder of Naya, in Belgium.
AUTHOR: Elena Barberà.


Who is Naya?
Naya is a wolf native to eastern Germany that was first seen in Limburg in 2018, Belgium. There
they put a tracking collar to track their movements.

What happened to Naya?
Naya and their pupies were last seen in May 2019 at the Limburg forest. It is suspected that she was
killed by professional hunter. “the perpetradors have invaded the innaccesible area to find and kill
the wolf with her cubs in the west ” said a spokesman for the Nature and Forest Agency.

Why?
Nothing is known about Naya and her puppies since may, the traking collar has sttoped working
when the batery has run out and her male partnet (who joined her in august 2018 and was seen
bringing food to the puppies) behaves like a lone wolf.

Why is Naya so important to Belgium?
Because she is a first wolf that there are in belgium since an one hundred ago. There aren’t wolfs in
Belgium, they has been out a century ago, because they were threatened.

This newspaper talks about a group of organizations, such as Bird Protection Flanders, Animal Right
or Nature Aid Center, who are offering a good amount of money for information that leads to the
discovery of those responsable for the murder of Naya, in Belgium.


For more information acces the following link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/04/environment-groups-offer-30k-reward-to-identifywolf-
naya-killer

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BIRDS
AUTHOR  Andrew White


US and Canada have lost more than 1 in 4 birds in the past 50 years A study published today in the journal Science reveals that since 1970, bird populations in the United States and Canada have declined by 29 percent, or almost 3 billion birds, signaling a widespread ecological crisis. The results show tremendous losses across diverse groups of birds and habitats from iconic songsters such as meadowlarks to long-distance migrants such as swallows and backyard birds including sparrows

Altogether, the research team—which included collaborators at the American Bird Conservancy, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, U.S. Geological Survey, the Canadian Wildlife Service, and other institutions—analyzed the breeding population of 529 species by pooling data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey, Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service waterfowl surveys, and 10 other datasets. Domestic cats, collisions with glass and buildings, and a decline in the insects birds eat – probably because of widespread pesticide use – also contribute to the dwindling bird numbers. And climate change compounds those problems by altering birds habitats.

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The largest series of climate-change demonstrations ever

REPORTS: Mar Albarañez 2º ECA

Activists all around the world are preparing for what they hope will be the largest series of climate-change demonstrations ever, with thousands of events planned in over 150 countries.

On September 20 and September 27, a broad coalition of environmental groups are calling on workers and students to participate in a Global Climate strike, and to walk out of their schools and workplaces to “demand an end to the age of fossil fuels.” The Climate Strike movement is led in part by Greta Thunberg, the sixteen-year-old Swedish activist whose confrontational speech at a United Nations climate conference went viral in 2018.

U.N. diplomats will convene again in New York next week for the organization's 2019 Climate Action Summit , at which Secretary General António Guterres is expected to urge world leaders to commit to more aggressive emissions reduction targets.

While all that’s going on, activists in Colorado and beyond hope to bring attention to the urgent need for climate action with rallies, protests, town halls and more.

_WESTWORLD 18-9-2019_

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Storm brings heaviest rainfall on record to parts of eastern Spain

REPORTS: CARMINA MARTÍNEZ DÍAZ

Extreme rainfall triggers flooding in parts of Spain 

Parts of eastern Spain have received what in some places was the heaviest rainfall on record, as storms wreaked widespread destruction and killed at least two people. One of the first places to be hit was Ontinyent, south of Valencia, where almost 300mm fell in 24 hours, the heaviest rainfall recorded there since 1917

At least five people have died and 3,500 have been evacuated from their homes after flash floods struck south-eastern Spain.

Rivers burst their banks as some areas of Valencia, Murcia and eastern Andalucía saw the heaviest rainfall on record.

Vehicles were swept away by rushing flood waters, causing at least three deaths.

One man was killed after getting stuck inside a flooded motorway tunnel.

Another man was found dead in the village of Redovan in Valencia after leaving his home on foot earlier on Friday, according to Reuters.

Torrential rain caused chaos on roads and public transport with two airports in Murcia and Almeria closing down, leaving travellers stranded.

Thousands of police, fire-fighters and soldiers have been deployed in a rescue operation, some in boats and helicopters.

One emergency worker told Reuters that a man was holding onto a traffic sign as he awaited rescue from the flooding.

Several railway lines and many schools in the region were shut down by the adverse weather conditions, with 689,000 students affected in Valencia alone, according to AFP.

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Learning English idioms

Idioms will help improve your understanding of the English language

While opening a text book and studying for multiple hours a day will certainly help you learn English, sometimes it’s a good idea to immerse yourself fully into British culture and talk with the locals. By doing this, you’ll likely to come across expressions that leave you scratching your head, but this is where the fun is, as mastering the use of idioms will help you enjoy fluent conversations with locals – and understand more difficult speech/text in return.

Idioms give a deeper insight into British culture

If you’re planning to live, work or study in an English speaking society, avoiding idioms will not do you any good at all as you’ll miss out on inside jokes and perhaps fail to grasp the concept of a conversation altogether. Idioms themselves give a deeper insight into British culture and actually make language a lot more interesting, so here are some English idiomatic meanings.

• Barking up the wrong tree = looking in the wrong place/accusing the wrong person
• The ball is in your court = it’s up to you to take the next step/make the right move
• Add insult to injury = to further a loss with indignity or mockery/ to make an unfavourable situation a lot worse than it already is
• Beat around the bush = talking around a certain subject or issue rather than getting to the main point
• Best thing since sliced bread = a good invention, innovation, idea or plan

To analyse idioms further, let’s take a closer look at the last example, “best thing since sliced bread,” which means a good invention, innovation, idea or plan. It sounds obvious, but this idiom literally came about when sliced bread started to hit the shelves back in 1928. People were so amazed by the idea that they regularly used the idiom to express their enthusiasm for something.

Knowing this fact helps those learning English appreciate how language develops and explains why there are many obscure sayings within the language itself

The disarming case to act right now on climate change | Greta Thunberg

In this passionate call to action, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg explains why, in August 2018, she walked out of school and organized a strike to raise awareness of global warming, protesting outside the Swedish parliament and grabbing the world's attention. "The climate crisis has already been solved. We already have all the facts and solutions," Thunberg says. "All we have to do is to wake up and change."

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How long will human impacts last?Imagine aliens land on Earth a million years from now. What will these curious searchers find of us? They will find what geologists, scientists, and other experts are increasingly calling the Anthropocene, or new age of mankind. David Biello explains how the impacts that humans have made have become so pervasive, profound, and permanent that some geologists believe we merit our own epoch.

Why the Arctic is climate change’s canary in the coal mineThe Arctic may seem like a frozen and desolate environment where nothing ever changes. But the climate of this unique and remote region can be both an early indicator of the climate of the rest of the Earth and a driver for weather patterns across the globe. William Chapman explains why scientists often describe the Arctic as the “canary in the coal mine” when it comes to climate change.

Are we running out of clean water?Despite water covering 71% of the planet’s surface, more than half the world’s population endures extreme water scarcity for at least one month a year. Current estimates predict that by 2040, up to 20 more countries could be experiencing water shortages. These statistics raise a startling question: is the Earth running out of clean water? Balsher Singh Sidhu takes a closer look at water consumption.

When will the next mass extinction occur?About 66 million years ago, a terrible extinction event wiped out the dinosaurs. But it wasn’t the only event of this kind -- extinctions of various severity have occurred throughout the Earth’s history -- and are still happening all around us today. Borths, D'Emic, and Pritchard give a quick history of mass extinctions.

What really happens to the plastic you throw awayWe’ve all been told that we should recycle plastic bottles and containers. But what actually happens to the plastic if we just throw it away? Emma Bryce traces the life cycles of three different plastic bottles, shedding light on the dangers these disposables present to our world.

The life cycle of a t-shirtConsider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what’s its environmental impact? Angel Chang traces the life cycle of a t-shirt.

VOCABULARY ACCURACY: avoid the word VERY

Three Telling Quotes About ‘Very’

1. Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain
2. ‘Very’ is the most useless word in the English language and can always come out. More than useless, it is treacherous because it invariably weakens what it is intended to strengthen. ~Florence King
3. So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason. It also won’t do in your essays. ~N.H. Kleinbaum

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EARTH DAY April 22nd 2019 - PROTECT OUR SPECIES

Earth Day 2019 is an event observed annually on April 22. 
It is a day held to demonstrate and promote environmental awareness and calls for the protection of our planet. 
Today, Earth Day, 2019 is celebrated in more than 193 countries each year.
This year the theme is
PROTECT OUR SPECIES

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/27/world-on-track-to-lose-two-thirds-of-wild-animals-by-2020-major-report-warns

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