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☆ Severe turbulence forces Scandinavian Airlines flight to return to Europe, airline says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Paradise Afshar | Caroll Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Miami-bound Scandinavian Airlines flight was forced to return to Europe on Thursday after encountering severe turbulence over Greenland, according to the airline. No severe injuries were reported among passengers or crew on flight SK957, the airline said in a statement to CNN Friday. The plane was rerouted to Copenhagen Airport in Denmark where it will undergo an inspection, according to the airline. A woman who was seated near him did not have her seatbelt on when the turbulence started, according to Solstad. Turbulence is the leading cause of injuries to flight attendants and passengers in nonfatal accidents on commercial airlines, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, but incidents are still rare.

Persons: Sammy Solstad, ” Solstad, “, ”, Solstad, rebooking Organizations: CNN, Airlines, Copenhagen Airport, SAS, Passengers, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: Miami, Europe, Greenland, Copenhagen, Denmark

☆ Scientists warn that a key Atlantic current could collapse, among other climate tipping points
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Among other findings, it warns that several key climate tipping points appear more likely to be reached than previously thought. Ice loss from the Thwaites Glacier, also known as the “Doomsday” glacier because its collapse could precipitate rapid Antarctic ice loss, may be unstoppable. These are just a few of the stark findings from more than 50 leading snow and ice scientists, which are detailed in a new report from the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative. The report highlights a shift in consensus: Scientists once thought tipping points — like the collapse of AMOC — were distant or remote possibilities. Even if they were on track, those commitments are insufficient to reach global climate goals, the authors say.

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Next door in the 7th District, GOP state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie defeated Democratic Rep. Susan Wild, who had flipped a GOP seat in a 2018 special election. Republicans also flipped an open seat in Michigan’s 7th District, after Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin decided to run for the Senate. Because California is notoriously slow in counting ballots, some of the half-dozen hyper-competitive races there — critical to which party wins the House majority — likely will take days. In the 27th District, GOP Rep. Mike Garcia was narrowly beating Democrat George Whitesides with 65% of the vote in. In another California battleground race, NBC News projected Wednesday that GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley has defeated Democrat Jessica Morse.

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☆ What’s at stake on Tuesday? The planet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Julian Quinones/CNNFormer Trump administration officials have outlined the speed at which they intend to dismantle the progress the Biden administration made on climate change. Trump has publicly distanced himself from the ideological blueprint, but CNN found at least 140 authors worked in the Trump administration. But given the momentum of the clean energy train, some experts and analysists doubt that Trump would be able to derail it entirely. While the green trend in economics now has Republican states like Texas leading the nation in clean energy installations, Germany, Japan and China got there first. Trump’s plan is to undo that progress, throw billions of dollars of clean energy investment out the window and give other countries the economic opportunity, instead.

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☆ These are the most exciting travel destinations for 2025, according to National Geographic
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

National Geographic has just released its "Best of the World 2025" list of the top global destinations, curated by a team of travel experts and international editors. "It is not only to celebrate these locations but also inspire adventure and promote responsible and meaningful travel," National Geographic editor Starlight Williams tells CNBC Make It. Though the list includes far-flung locations around the globe, including Greenland, Japan and India, National Geographic also highlighted some places closer to home. But the National Geographic's guide isn't just about vacation destinations. These are National Geographic's top destinations for 2025.

Persons: Starlight Williams, Williams Organizations: Geographic, CNBC, Ocala National Forest Locations: Greenland, Japan, India, United States, Boise , Idaho, Ocala, Florida, Los Angeles , California

☆ Some wealthy travelers are replacing their hot summer trips with 'coolcations'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some luxury travel agents say more vacationers are seeking summer trips to cooler climates. In the summer of 2024, a growing number of travelers flocked to Greece as the country was experiencing deadly heatwaves and fires. Wealthy travelers are seeking out chill summersSome western European destinations like Iceland experienced a cooler-than-average summer. Roth has planned summer trips to the latter. AdvertisementA growing number of travelers are pushing their "Euro summer" trips to the fall to beat peak summer crowds and temperatures.

Persons: —, Spain —, Angelos Tzortzinis, Jackie Roth, Scott Dunn, Roth, Noppasin, Julie Durso, Melissa Biggs Bradley, Alexander Spatari, Sergio Pitamitz, Belles, Kent, Stefano Zaccaria, Patrick Quayle Organizations: Service, Eiffel, Getty, Scott Dunn Private, Airlines, New Jersey's Newark Liberty International, United Airlines Locations: Iceland, Norway, Finland, Europe, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Canada, Rome, Paris, Scandinavia, Maui, Hawaii, Ireland, France, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Faroe Islands, Faroe, Sweden, Denmark, New, Nuuk, Greenland's, Madrid, Greenland

United shares are up more than 80% since Jan. 1, more than double the gains of Delta Air Lines , the country's most profitable airline. United Airlines is the best-performing U.S. airline stock this year. United has been flying for nearly a century and is the world's largest airline by capacity. 3 or 4 depending on how you measure it," said Andrew Nocella, chief commercial officer of United Airlines. "United Airlines is an airline that is trying to be a more premium airline right now, much as Delta has been for more than 10 years," said Henry Harteveldt, president of Atmosphere Research Group, a travel industry consulting firm.

Persons: We've, Patrick Quayle, United's, Andrew Nocella, Henry Harteveldt Organizations: Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Airlines, Atmosphere Research Locations: United, Chicago, Greenland, Mongolia, Delta

☆ National Geographic reveals its top destinations for 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The hottest revival trend in travel for 2025? That would be “fun,” according to National Geographic editor-in-chief Nathan Lump, who spoke exclusively to CNN ahead of the Tuesday reveal of Best of the World 2025, the brand’s annual list of the most thrilling and purposeful travel experiences for the year ahead. Cork has “always been a fun city with a vibrant culture … and an incredibly warm local population,” says Lump. Big-hitters with new attractionsThere are also some destinations on the list that are never short of a visitor or two, such as Bangkok and Los Angeles. In the Thai capital, National Geographic is highlighting the ongoing restoration work at Wat Chaiwatthanaram, a 17th-century Buddhist temple and one of the country’s most important monuments.

Persons: Nathan, ”, That’s, It’s, “ Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy, George Lucas, “, “ we’ve, it’s, Kanazawa Organizations: CNN, National Geographic, Teatro, Basque Block, Geographic, Wat, Lucas Museum, “ Star, Oriental Express, Malaysia, Malayan Locations: Guadalajara, Mexico, Boise , Idaho, Basque, United States, Cork, Bangkok, Los Angeles, Thai, Wat Chaiwatthanaram, “, …, Crenshaw, Exposition, British Columbia, Guatemala, India, Antigua, Ladakh, Greenland, North America, Japan, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Florida, Sweden, Tunisia, Indonesia

“Losing the workers would devastate our companies, our industry and our economy.”‘The math is just not there’There is evidence that foreign-born construction workers help keep the housing market in check. “Immigrant construction workers in Sun Belt metros like Raleigh, Nashville, Houston, and San Antonio have helped these cities sustain their housing cost advantage over coastal cities despite rapid growth in housing demand,” the authors wrote. Undocumented workers would likely flee ahead of any national deportation effort, Hetrick said, even though many have been in the U.S. for well over a decade. Past as prologueLast year, the state’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, enacted a series of restrictions and penalties to deter the employment of undocumented workers. Many immigrant workers hastily left the state even before the policies took effect, with social media videos showing some construction sites sitting empty.

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☆ An apparent bomb threat saw over 200 Air India passengers stranded in Canada's freezing remote north before the air force picked them up
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An Air India flight to Chicago diverted due to what a Canadian minister said was a bomb threat. The Canadian Air Force flew passengers to Chicago, landing 24 hours later than initially expected. AdvertisementHundreds of Air India passengers caught a flight with the Royal Canadian Air Force after the Boeing 777 they were on was diverted due to an apparent bomb threat. The bad news is there was a bomb threat on an Air India flight and an emergency landing. Air India said that over 18 hours after landing in Iqaluit, a Canadian Air Force plane took off to take passengers to Chicago.

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☆ United announced 13 new international routes and 3 'fifth freedom' flights to far-flung destinations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

United Airlines announced 13 new routes across Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. The Chicago-based carrier on Thursday announced 13 new routes across Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America starting in the summer of 2025. Mongolia adds to United's growing list of "fifth-freedom" routes from of Tokyo's Narita International Airport. Other new fifth-freedom routes include Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and the western Pacific country of Palau from Tokyo. The airline's Europe expansion goes beyond Greenland.

Persons: —, Patrick Quayle, Quayle Organizations: United Airlines, Service, America, Atlantic, Tokyo's, UN, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Newark Liberty International, Washington Dulles International, United, Ponta Delgada Locations: Asia, Europe, Africa, America, Nuuk, Greenland, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Guam, Chicago, Dakar, Senegal, Pacific, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Palau, Tokyo, Cebu, Philippines, UAE, Milan, New York, Dubai, Frankfurt, Germany, Singapore, United's Guam, Portugal, Italy, France, Spain, New Jersey, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Tenerife, Ponta, Mexico, Costa Rica

☆ United plans flights to Greenland, Mongolia and northern Spain in search for next 'it' destination
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

United airplanes are seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, Unitted States on July 16, 2024. United is planning to launch daily, nonstop service to Dakar, Senegal, from Washington Dulles International Airport on May 23. United has been beefing up service from Tokyo and will offer year-round nonstop flights to Koror, Palau, from there. "The more unique content, the more we differentiate ourselves from our competitors and the more people are going to spend on United," Quayle said. United is also planning to expand flying from the West Coast, but it didn't disclose any details on Thursday.

Persons: United, Patrick Quayle, United's, Quayle, " Quayle Organizations: Newark Liberty International Airport, United Airlines, United, Washington Dulles International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Newark, Unitted States, Senegal, Mongolia, Greenland, Palau, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, United, Newark , New Jersey, Palermo, Sicily, Faro, Portugal's Algarve, Madeira, Bilbao, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Nuuk, Madrid, U.S, Corpus Christi , Texas, Cape Town , South Africa, Dakar, Narita, Ulaanbaatar, Koror, Bergen, Norway, West Coast

☆ Next solar eclipse: When and where to view the celestial event
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Jackie Wattles | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The silvery orb is near or at the farthest point in its orbit from our planet, so it can’t completely block the sun as it does during a total solar eclipse. Another annular solar eclipse will arrive on February 17, 2026. Finally, a total solar eclipse — such as the one that drew millions of spectators across North America last April — will once again grace the skies on August 12, 2026. To witness any of these solar eclipse events, be sure to use certified eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer to shield your eyes from the sun’s harmful rays and observe the event safely. But don’t look through any optical device — camera lens, telescope, binoculars — while wearing eclipse glasses or using a handheld solar viewer, according to NASA.

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☆ Paris Fashion Week: Highlights from the Spring-Summer 2025 shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Alice Pfeiffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week. Fashion house Coperni took over Disneyland Paris on Tuesday evening and staged their show in front of the iconic Sleeping Beauty castle. Brand history was similarly front and center at Alexander McQueen, where Seán McGirr showed his second collection for the label. River Callaway/WWD/Getty ImagesBirds were a recurring motif in the Stella McCartney collection shown during Paris Fashion Week and chosen by the designer to protest their use in the fashion industry. Jerome Domine/Abaca Press/Sipa USA"I’ve been thinking of the billions of birds that get killed for the fashion industry," said McCartney.

Persons: Coperni, Lyvans Boolaky, Chemena Kamali, Pascal Le Segretain, Valentino, Alessandro Michele, Gucci, Michele, Alexander McQueen, Seán McGirr, ”, Johanna Geron, Ann Demeulemeester, Stefano Gallici, ” Gallici, Francois Durand, Alphonse Maitrepierre’s, Donald Duck, Miyake, Julien De Rosa, Kristy Sparow, Issey Miyake, Wool, knitwear, Mickey, Sébastien Meyer, Arnaud Vaillant, “, Chanel, Van Noten, Sarah Meyssonnier, Stella McCartney, I’ve, McCartney, Jerome Domine, Jerome, Andreas Kronthaler, Vivienne Westwood’s, Paul Watson, Dame Vivienne, Vivienne Westwood, Louis Sullivan, Junya Watanabe, Dior, —, Sagg Napoli, Sofia Ginevra Giannì, Jonathan Anderson's, Loewe, Ik, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Miuccia Prada, Goshka Macuga, Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent, Demna Gvasalia, Giovanni Giannoni, Dykes, Williams, Harri Shanahan, Thatcher, Antonin Tron, Gigi Hadid, McGirr, Donald, Justin Shin, Mary Jane, Victor Virgile Organizations: CNN, Paris, Paris CNN, Paris Fashion, Disneyland Paris, Getty, Pompidou, Disney, Balmain, Reuters, Callaway, Fashion, Abaca, Louis, Art, femmes, Lingerie Locations: France, Europe, Chloé, AFP, Paris, Bermuda, Greenland, Stockholm, London, Balenciaga, Siân

☆ A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London AP —A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said Friday. “In this case, as you can see in the picture, the bear was very close to a summer house. The bear shot on Thursday was the first one seen in the country since 2016. It also found there was a healthy bear population in east Greenland where any bear was likely to have come from. After the shot bear was taken away, the woman who reported it decided to stay longer in the village, Jensson said

Persons: Helgi Jensson, “, ” Jensson, Jensson, Anna Sveinsdóttir, Sveinsdóttir Organizations: London AP, Environment Agency, Westfjords, Associated Press, Icelandic Institute of, Wildlife Society, United, Coast Guard Locations: Iceland, Reykjavik, Greenland, Canada, Norway, Russia, United States

☆ ‘Billions’ of golf balls could be lost every year. Where do they end up?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Found Golf Balls CEO Shaun Shienfield, whose company recovers and resells millions of lost balls across the US and Canada each year, told CNN that he gauged the average to be between three and four each round. Using Shienfield’s low estimate, that’s over 1.5 billion balls lost in the US every year since 2020. “While precise global estimates are challenging … the worldwide figure could easily exceed 3 to 5 billion golf balls lost each year,” Petersen told CNN. Mitchell Schols, founder of Canada-based Biodegradable Golf Balls, put a “very conservative” estimate for North America at one million balls lost to oceans annually. One UK-based man told CNN in 2015 that he could earn up to £100,000 (about $114,000) annually by diving to retrieve golf balls from lakes on golf courses.

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☆ Far-right origins of false pet-eating claims and Boeing workers to strike: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

How a fringe claim about immigrants eating pets made it to the mainstream. Boeing workers are set to strike. How a fringe claim about immigrants ‘eating the pets’ made its way to the debate stageIt started as a fringe obsession. “In Springfield they’re eating dogs,” Trump said, referring to an Ohio city dealing with an influx of Haitian immigrants. More 2024 election coverage:Boeing workers set to strike after rejecting contractMore than 30,000 Boeing workers are set to strike today, halting production on most of the company’s aircraft, after staff overwhelmingly rejected a new labor contract.

Persons: ’, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Trump, Read, Trump’s, Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, “, ”, It’s, Justin Wayne Halstenberg, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus, Halstenberg, Jason Anderson, Trump, Newsmax, Tua Tagovailoa, Edward Caban, Søren Rysgaard, — Evan Bush, there’s, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Boeing, “, Facebook, Trump, International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, San Bernardino County Sheriff, Cal Fire, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, New York, New York City Police, Idaho Supreme, University of Idaho, Ivy League, Danish Army, seismologists, NBC Locations: Springfield , Ohio, Springfield, Ohio, Nazi, Seattle, Oregon, California, San Bernardino County, Southern California, Georgia, New York City, Idaho, Greenland

☆ Greenland: Mystery of a mega-tsunami that made the Earth vibrate for 9 days has been solved
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —It started with a melting glacier that set off a huge landslide, which triggered a 650-foot high mega-tsunami in Greenland last September. And no place was immune; the signal traveled from Greenland to Antarctica in about an hour, he added. Eastern Greenland had never experienced a landslide and tsunami like this before, Svennevig said. The threat goes beyond Greenland, Svennevig said; similar-shaped fjordsexist in other regions, including Alaska, parts of Canada and Norway. Recent rock avalanches in the Arctic as well as in Alpine regions, are “an alarming signal,” she told CNN.

Persons: Stephen Hicks, ”, Seismologists, Søren Rysgaard, Svennevig, Dickson, sloshing, “, Hicks, Paula Snook, ” There’s, Lena Rubensdotter Organizations: CNN, University College London, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Geological Survey Locations: Greenland, Denmark, Dickson, Dickson Fjord, Antarctica, Eastern Greenland, Alaska, Canada, Norway

☆ How to pick the best cruises to see the northern lights, eclipses, and galaxies, according to an astrophysicist
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He's seen some spectacular sights on cruises, including the northern lights and other galaxies. Here are Oluseyi's tips for the best stargazing on cruise lines, including seeing eclipses, galaxies, the northern lights, and meteor showers on your next cruise. "The most amazing one was a trip to Norway on a cruise called Chasing the Northern Lights," he said. The northern lights are visible most often in northern latitudes including Canada, Alaska, and northern Scandinavia. The fall and spring equinoxes are the best time for viewing the northern lights, NOAA notes.

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Parts of Canada’s Boreal Forest Are Burning Faster Than They Can Regrow The delicate balance of one the planet’s largest natural systems for storing carbon depends on the humble black spruce tree. The boreal forests are the largest forests in the world, and in Western Canada they evolved to burn once every century or so. What was troubling, Dr. Baltzer noted, is that fire isn’t supposed to make life harder for the black spruce tree. Any imbalance in this tug of war between life and death can threaten the boreal forests’ ability to store heat-trapping carbon. Given how huge the boreal forests are, her research could help shed light on which parts of the ecosystem were most important to protect.

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How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points? How close today’s ice is to suffering the same fate is something scientists are still trying to figure out. Sudden Shift in the West African Monsoon0 +3 +6 +9 +12 +16 +18˚F WE ARE HERE Degrees of warming 0 +3 +6 +9 +12 +16 +18˚F WE ARE HERE Degrees of warming 0 +3 +6 +9 +12 +16 +18˚F WE ARE HERE Degrees of warmingAround 15,000 years ago, the Sahara started turning green. When it might happen: Hard to predict. “With every gram of additional CO2 in the atmosphere, we are increasing the likelihood of tipping events,” he said.

Persons: ”, Tapio Schneider, “ It’s, David Holland, Niklas Boers, “ Organizations: California Institute of Technology, West Antarctic, New York University, Animals, Amazon, Technical University of Munich, Potsdam Institute, Climate Impact Locations: Western Canada, Alaska, Siberia, Greenland, Antarctica, Sahara, North Africa, East Africa, Africa, Caribbean, Europe

☆ Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Angela Dewan | Angela Fritz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents that influences weather across the world could collapse as soon as the late 2030s, scientists have suggested in a new study — a planetary-scale disaster that would transform weather and climate. This research suggests it’s more likely than not to collapse by 2050. The impacts of an AMOC collapse would leave parts of the world unrecognizable. The emphasis in ocean research on the timing of the collapse is a relatively new development, said Rahmstorf. This research gap means the predictions could underestimate how soon or fast a collapse would happen, Rahmstof said.

Persons: ”, René van Westen, Stefan Rahmstorf, ” Rahmstorf, “ There’s, ” Rahmstof, “, You’re, Rahmstof Organizations: CNN, University of Utrecht, Southern, Northern, Potsdam University, “ Locations: Netherlands, England, Germany, Utrecht

☆ 3 ‘path of totality’ solar eclipse cruises will set sail in 2026 from Boston, Portugal and the UK
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Holland America Line is offering travelers the chance to sail along the path of the 2026 total solar eclipse. The cruise line is offering three trips that will put the ships in the "path of totality," including one round-trip from Boston. That trip will depart on a 35-day Voyage of the Vikings: Solar Eclipse on July 18, 2026. The 28-day Scandinavian Solar Eclipse trip starts on July 25, and departs from Dover, England, or Rotterdam with stops in Greenland and Scotland. The 13-day Mediterranean Solar Eclipse trip has an overnight stop in Barcelona and departs from Portugal on August 9.

Organizations: Vikings, Eclipse Locations: Holland America, Boston, Dover, England, Rotterdam, Greenland, Scotland, Barcelona, Portugal

☆ Paul Watson: Anti-whaling activist arrested in Greenland faces extradition to Japan, CPWF says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Veteran environmentalist Paul Watson was arrested in Greenland on Sunday and faces possible extradition to Japan allegedly over anti-whaling activities in the Antarctic years ago, his organization said in a statement. The ship John Paul DeJoria and a 25-member crew were en route from Dublin, Ireland to the North Pacific to intercept Japan’s newly launched $48 million factory whaling ship the Kangei Maru, CPWF said. In a statement, Greenland police said they arrested Watson upon his arrival in Nuuk due to a Japanese arrest warrant. His foundation believes the arrest “is connected to a previous Red Notice issued for Watson’s anti-whaling activities in the Antarctic.”“This development comes as a surprise since the Foundation’s lawyers had reported that the Red Notice had been withdrawn. “Japan has never given up on its whaling ambitions,” Watson told CNN at the time.

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☆ Melting polar ice is changing the way the Earth spins, making our days longer
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The impacts of human-caused climate change are so overwhelming they’re actually messing with time, according to new research. “This is a testament to the gravity of ongoing climate change,” said Surendra Adhikari, a geophysicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and a report author. These include processes in the planet’s fluid core, the ongoing impact of the melting of huge glaciers after the last ice age, as well as melting polar ice due to climate change. If the world continues to pump out planet-heating pollution, “climate change could become the new dominant factor,” outpacing the moon’s role, he told CNN. They found any influence from the molten core was outweighed by that of climate change.

Persons: ”, Surendra Adhikari, “, Benedikt Soja, , Olivier Marin, ” Adhikari, Mostafa Kiani Shahvandi, Shahvandi, Duncan Agnew, Jacqueline McCleary, It’s Organizations: CNN, National Academy of Sciences, GPS, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Swiss, ETH Zurich, Getty, University of California San, Northeastern University, Zurich’s Soja Locations: Scoresby, East Greenland, AFP, Greenland, Antarctica, University of California San Diego

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