Brazil authorized Federal Troops to Fight Amazon Fires
In a televised address Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said that above-average temperatures and dry weather have led to the fires in Amazon states, adding that he had authorized use of federal troops and equipment to fight the fires.
Bolsonaro said that the government is aware of Amazon fires and is taking actions to try to contain them. More than 20% of the world’s Oxygen is produced by the Amazon Rain forest.
As news reaches around the world that the Amazon rain forest is burning at an unprecedented rate, people are beginning to ask questions about who is responsible.
In the past weeks, since August 15, over 9,500 new forest fires were reported in Brazil, most of them spread across the Amazon basin.
According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, over 74,000 forest fires were started in Brazil this year, which is nearly double the 40,000 fires that were recorded in 2018.
This represents an 83% increase in wildfires when compared to the same time last year, making it the most fires recorded in a single year.
Brazil’s pro-business President Jair Bolsonaro has been blamed for emboldening farmers and loggers in Amazonia to set fires to the forest, the planet’s carbon dump, to clear the land for exploitation.
Among his disputable decisions was the sacking of Ricardo Galvao, the head of INPE, earlier this month, who accused Bolsonaro’s government of increasing the pace of deforestation in the Amazon region.
Even before this ominous development, things were looking pretty bleak for the Amazon.
Experts and activists have suggested a variety of reasons for the recent burning, but the government is allowing the rain forest to be ravaged by farmers and corporations for their own personal gain.
The newly elected president Jair Bolsonaro campaigned on a misguided platform of stimulating economic growth by opening up the Amazon to industry.
Since coming into office, his administration has significantly scaled back environmental protections, essentially giving a green light to loggers, miners, and ranchers to violently expel native tribes from their lands and destroy the local ecosystem.
Amazon Watch is not alone. Amnesty International secretary-general Kumi Naidoo also made a statement blaming the current condition of the Amazon on the controversial president.
They must change their disastrous policy of opening up the rain forest for destruction, which is what has paved the way for this current crisis.
One of the tactics listed was framing the Amazon crisis as a wedge issue to divide liberals and conservatives.
If the destruction of the Amazon can be reduced to a simple “political opinion,” the legitimate concerns from activists and experts can be easily dismissed as nothing more than a dissenting political opinion.
Sharks in the USA
Sleek, muscular bodies of sharks slice through the water—powerful predators of the ocean, striking fear in smaller fish—and sometimes humans.
After extensive coverage of shark attacks on people in local and national media, readers may be left asking why there seems to be a “spike” in recent incidents.
5. North Carolina is the shark haven of the USA. Fisherman call it the swarm farm of the ocean. Luckily only 1% of the shark attack victims face sudden death.
International Shark Attack File (ISAF), ISAF focuses on the number of unprovoked attacks, reporting that the overall trend has increased worldwide over recent decades.
The main reason, the scientists say: tourism. The human population is increasing, while more people are visiting beaches and engaging in water activities. International Shark Attack File (ISAF).
4. California is best known for its Great White shark attacks during summer time vacations.
Out of more than 489 shark species, only three are responsible for a double-digit number of fatal, unprovoked attacks on humans: the Tiger, Bull and Great White.
However, the Oceanic White Tip has probably killed many more castaways, but these are not recorded in the statistics.
3. South Carolina has the Black Tip sharks roaming the shallow waters where swimmers also try to enjoy a sunny day at the beach.
A notable difference exists in the number of recent incidents on the U.S. Atlantic coast versus the Pacific. The reasons may surprise you.
In 2018, the United States led the world with the highest number of reported shark attacks, according to the ISAF
2. Hawaii has the problem with Tiger Sharks, that eat anything in their path, hearing heart beats of prey from a distance of 1 mile.
Within the continental United States, more shark-human encounters occurred in the Atlantic Ocean—only four attacks were reported in the Pacific (three from Hawaii) compared to 27 in the Atlantic.
In Hawaii, attacks by Tiger sharks are the most common, whereas in California, White sharks (also known as great white and white pointer) are most likely to be involved.
1. Florida is the number one shark domain in the USA, With over 100 kinds of prey moving around, including humans the US beaches become a threat to humans.
This Sunshine State has over 1200 miles of coastline where 10 foot Bull Sharks are the most dangerous in these waters. From above you are able to see that the sharks are swimming between the people in the water.
Most victims of attacks are swimmers or surfers. That also explains why more shark incidents tend to occur in warmer months, because that’s when more people pursue those activities.
A female Bull Shark an weigh over 500 pounds, making it a real deal to cope with. Bull Sharks are the only shark species that an survive outside salt water, making them look for prey in river systems and sweet water lakes.
Florida has more shark attacks registered then the rest of the top-5 all together. With 26 million beach goers visiting the warm waters during the three month summer vacation time that does not surprise the scientists.
Working with sharks on a day-to-day basis, one of the things that you realize is how vulnerable they are, and the extent to which we are a greater threat to them than they ever will be to us,”
Over 150 million sharks are killed every year, most of them for shark fin soup and other human cut backs.
Wikipedia / Crickey Amigu di Natura News 2019.
Cockroaches will soon be Impossible to Kill with Chemical Pesticides
An ominous new study has found that Cockroaches will soon be impossible to kill with standard pesticides, as they can develop cross-resistance to poisons they’ve never encountered within a single generation.
German cockroaches – the small, quick-scurrying type whose traces can be found in 85% of US urban homes – are rapidly becoming impervious to pesticide chemicals, developing cross-resistance to a variety of insecticides within a single generation, a study published in Scientific Reports has demonstrated.
And even the researchers who conducted the experiment are creeped out by the evolutionary capabilities of the ubiquitous six-legged natural cleaners.
Michael Scharf, chair of the Entomology Department at Purdue University and co-author of the study, said in a statement last week. “Cockroaches developing resistance to multiple classes of insecticides at once will make controlling these “pests” almost impossible with chemicals alone.”
One experiment in which 10% of cockroaches started off resistant to a particular pesticide actually saw populations grow over the six months during which the researchers sprayed, a disconcerting result in itself.
But it was the multi-chemical experimental groups that really caused a stir – cockroaches who survived treatment with one insecticide developed immunity not just to that chemical, but to other chemicals they hadn’t even been exposed to – increasing their resistance “four- to six-fold in just one generation,” Scharf marveled.
Cockroach populations targeted with multiple chemicals also tended to spread out, infesting adjacent apartments to those being tested – so not only did total population numbers not decrease as they were expected to, but entire buildings fell to six-legged armies that were once content with smaller domains.
Female German cockroaches may lay up to 400 eggs in a lifetime, and the insects’ 60-day lifespan makes for a quick-evolving species. They thrive in human habitats – particularly where food is left behind – and rely on humans for shelter in cold climates.
They also have wings – but at least the humans can take some small comfort in knowing the species “very rarely flies,” according to Orkin?
RT Science / Crickey Amigu di Natura Foundation News 2019.
Common Things That Can Cause Cancer
The bad news is that cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide.
The good news is that death rates from cancer in the U.S. have declined steadily over the last 25 years, according to the American Cancer Society.
This notable drop of about 1.5% per year has a lot to do with lifestyle changes.
Certain cancers are determined by genetics, which means it is out of our control to prevent it from occurring.
However, in many instances the food we eat, the lifestyles we live, and the chemicals we breathe and ingest can dramatically increase the risk of some cancers.
Business Insider recently delved deeper into the medical world to determine which known carcinogens (cancer causers) and other factors can increase that risk. Based on that report, here are 11 things that could be linked to cancer:
Sugar. Eating too much sugar has been linked to diabetes and weight gain, but those are not the only health risks that come with polishing off all those bags of sweets or drinking sodas.
Consuming too much sugar can also damage cells, increasing your chances of developing cancer.
Processed foods. The chances are that if the food you are eating has little to no resemblance to its original form (a piece of fruit or vegetable) it is probably bad for your health.
Foods that have been plastic wrapped to last for ages on the shelves have also been linked to certain cancers. This could be from the ingredients that give the items their extended shelf life or the plastic packaging they come in.
Smoking. By now you probably know just how bad smoking is for your health and that it can cause cancer. However, it is not just smokers who are at risk.
Tobacco smoke contains at least 70 chemicals that can cause cancer, putting people who inhale secondhand smoke also at risk of developing deadly cancers.
Charred meat. Meats that have been charred, or cooked over an open flame, contain compounds that have been linked to cancer. Those dangerous chemicals are released when meat such as beef, poultry, and fish are cooked over an open flame or even pan-fried at high temperatures.
Alcohol. Drinking more than the recommended limit on a regular basis can increase your risk of developing several types of cancer affecting the liver, colon, and digestive system.
Diesel exhaust. Research has found that diesel oil contains more than 30 airborne chemicals that have been linked to lung cancer and possibly bladder cancer, the American Cancer Society noted.
Processed meats. While hot dogs, bacon, and ham all taste great, they are not doing your health any favors. These processed meats are crammed with cancer-causing preservatives.
They have also undergone various treatments that can all up your risk of developing cancer. If that is not enough, studies have found that red meat, even when unprocessed, has also been linked to certain types of cancer.
Birth control. This has been a strongly debated topic, but some research suggests that using birth control pills could increase a woman’s likelihood of developing cervical cancer.
However, on the opposite end of the spectrum, other studies found the opposite to be true. There is also evidence that birth control pills may reduce the risk of developing other cancers.
Viruses. Some viruses like human papillomavirus (HPV), hepatitis B and C viruses, the Epstein-Barr virus, and even the H. pylori bacterium could increase the risk of cancer.
Obesity. Being overweight can put you at risk of various health issues, and cancer is one of them. Obesity can increase your chances of developing several types of cancer affecting the kidneys, pancreas, breast, and colon.
Business Insider / Crickey Amigu di Natura 2019.
Corendon overgenomen door de Zweedse investeerder Triton
Corendon wordt overgenomen door de Zweedse investeerder Triton. Die zal de reisorganisatie samenvoegen met Sunweb (sponsor wielrenner Tom Dumoulin), waar de Zweden eerder een meerderheidsbelang in verwierven.
De verkoop betreft de activiteiten van de touroperator in Nederland en België. De hotels van Corendon en de eigen luchtvaartmaatschappijen in Turkije en Malta zijn geen onderdeel van de verkoop.
Corendon werd in 2000 opgericht door Atilay Uslu en Yildiray Karaer. Aanvankelijk was het bedrijf gespecialiseerd in reizen naar het land van de grijze wolven in Turkije.
Later kwamen daar andere bestemmingen bij. De activiteiten werden uitgebreid met luchtvaartmaatschappijen in Turkije (2005), Nederland (2011) en Malta (2017). Ook opende Corendon hotels in Turkije, Nederland, Ibiza en Curaçao.
Vorig jaar handelde Corendon in meer dan 750.000 vakantiegangers uit Nederland en België. Corendon behaalde daarmee een omzet van 515 miljoen euro.
NOS / ABC Flash Point Travel News 2019.
Klein Hofje & Groot Kwartier Chemische Afvalstoffen
Voorlopig zullen de benodigde capaciteiten voor de afvalstoffen van de toerisme sector niet beschikbaar worden gesteld door Leito-Jesus?
Morena Resort Bouwt in Stedelijk Woongebied of Conserveringsgebied?
De Clowns en Schapen dwalend in het politieke moeras op Curacao weten heel goed hoe ongewenste mede-acteurs van het toneel moeten worden verwijderd om de omkoperij en corruptie vrij baan te blijven geven.
Het belangerijkste gereedschap om dit gedaan te krijgen is om oneindig verwarring te zaaien in de lopende zaken, om de geldwasmachines op volle toeren te laten door draaien.
Morena resort heeft de tijdelijke zandweg voor het bouwen van Morena fase II (2015) met toestemming van APC (voorheen APNA) aangelegd, doch zonder aanleg vergunning van ROP (voorheen DROV).
De tijdelijke zandweg werd als bewijs van ‘powerplay’ dwars door het conserveringgebied, pal voor de woning van de natuurstichting Crickey Amigu di Natura aangelegd.
De bouw van Morena resort Fase 2 werd in de December 2016 door uitvoerder Frits van Zwienen opgeleverd. Op deze wijze probeert Kruithof de publieke pensioenen van de harde werkers te waarborgen?
Uit informatie van APC blijkt dat Morena weer onrechtmatig een stuk grond in het conserverings gebied van het pensioenfonds heeft aangekocht om het resort (fase 3) weer verder uit te gaan breiden?
Hoogstwaarshijnlijk zal Morena resort deze zandweg op Jan Thiel weer gebruiken voor de uitbreiding van het resort van de Brummelhuisjes.
Om verder nog meer druk uit te oefenen op de bewoners van Vista Royal wordt deze gelegenheid wederom aangepakt om deze van nog meer 7-daagse geluidshinder te voorzien in de komende jaren.
De politici en bijbehorende ambtelijke stromannen kijken als toezicht houders erop toe dat dit plan wederom feiloos zal kunnen gaan verlopen.
Dwz, de KPC (politie) treedt niet op, OW (voorheen DROV), Officieren van Justitie en ROP kijken gewoon toe, zodat hun bijbehorende netwerken belastingvrij miljoenen mogen gaan binnenscheppen.
De Toeristen fabrieken op Jan Thiel behoren tot een van de meest vervuilende setoren in de maatschappij. Vliegtuigen vervuilen per km per persoon 10x zoveel als het rondrijden in een V8 auto.
De carbon footprint wordt verder opgevoerd doordat onafbreekbare chemische afvalstoffen niet worden verwerkt en dus de natuur verder ter kwader trouw aantasten.
De mensenhandel zorgt verder voor goedkopere arbeidskrachten die ingezet worden om de winsten van de kapitalisten te vergroten en de werkeloosheid en armoede op Curacao verder te stimuleren.
In 2019 werd een LOB verzoek ingediend om de status van de onrechtmatig aangelegde zandweg te laten bevestigen. Met deze bevestiging werd in Januari 2020 het Kabinet verzocht om de zandweg die dwars door Conserveringsgebied loopt via handhaving te laten verwijderen.
Daar werd na doorverwijzing naar het Ministerie van Verkeer, Vervoer & Ruimtelijke Planning tot op heden (Oktober 2020) nog geen reactie op ontvangen?
Om de kwestie wat kracht bij te zetten, zal de Ombudsman van Curacao ingeschakeld worden, in een poging om verdere onrechtmatige praktijken een halt toe te roepen. Maar ook dat zal op een illusie aflopen, omdat zij allen worden bestuurd door dezelfde onzichtbare krachten.
ABC Flashpoint News 2019.
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Animals held in Captivity for Human Entertainment is Animal Abuse
It doesn’t take an animal activist to realize that animal theme parks are an unsophisticated display of mankind’s imposed dominance over caged animals.
We have reached a juncture in anti-captivity efforts that will lead us toward the possibility of a post-captivity society and align us with other anti-captivity countries, like Costa Rica.
Thanks to social media and a little documentary that you might have heard of called “Blackfish,” the American public (not just activists) are demanding change and freedom for animals in captivity.
The film has captivated the interest of people from all walks of life and has called into question the purpose of captive animals in today’s society.
Finally, the ramifications of holding animals captive have breached the headlines of mainstream media and they are here to stay.
When it comes to captivity, animals pay the ultimate price. Like the Taiji dolphin hunt(happening in Japan) is driven by the demand for marine mammal entertainment.
Animals die prematurely in captivity because their social, physical, and mental needs are not adequately met, and cannot be met because animals do not belong in captivity.
Death in captivity isn’t limited to animals, it also happens to their caretakers. Keeping wild animals in captivity is a dangerous business that has no place in our society. Both the animals and humans involved must be protected from the greed of the business.
Captive flamingos and elephants, alike, suffer from foot problems due to being heldin unnatural habitats, captive chimpanzees suffer from heart disease, and now, captive elephants are suffering from weight problems.
The National Institute for Health (NIH) retired nine baboons to Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary and is poised to retire 310 chimpanzees to sanctuaries around the USA.
In 2011, PETA filed suit against SeaWorld for violating the rights of five captiveOrca’s (Tilikum, Katina, Kasatka, Corky, and Ulises) citing that they are forced to perform and are being held as slaves, which is a violation of the 13th Amendment.
Flamingos do not belong in Denmark, or polar bears do not belong in the hot European sun, and whales certainly do not belong in bathtubs.
The big business of animal theme parks is a lackluster endeavor that, despite its prominence, is largely unpopular with the American public.
Animal abuse for human entertainment has been blacklisted for some time now. Worldwide circuses are being closed together with most of the sea aquariums in the USA.
Some Caribbean aquariums remain open, like in Curacao were dolphins are being tortured 7 days per week to rake in profits disguised as swimming with dolphins. One person must pay hundreds of dollars to experience a caged dolphin encounter.
This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t experience wild animals. Hop on a boat and take a whale tour, grab a pair of binoculars and go birding, visit a sanctuary, volunteer at a wildlife refuge, or simply take a hike!
There are so many ways to experience wildlife, in the wild! Sometimes, all you need to do is look around you.
One Green Planet.org / Crickey Conservation Society 2018.
Climate Change is Turning Antarctica Green
Scientists say climate change is prompting “unprecedented” ecological change across the Antarctic Peninsula, which is home to the Gentoo and chinstrap penguins.
Antarctica, the desolate southernmost continent boasting the coldest climate on Earth, usually brings to mind visions of ice, snow and penguins.
But global warming is transforming Antarctica’s icy expanses, new research from the University of Exeter in the UK shows. Parts of the continent are “greening,” researchers say — and exponentially fast.
Moss has been growing on the Antarctic Peninsula at a dramatically faster rate in the past 50 years, and warming temperatures are the culprit. If you’d taken a photograph of these parts of the peninsula 50 years ago it would have been a monochrome shot of ice. Nothing but glaciers.
The Antarctic Peninsula, the northernmost part of the continent, is known to be one of most rapidly warming region on Earth. Average temperatures there have jumped about 1 degree Fahrenheit each decade since the 1950s.
Previously, scientists only identified such a response in a single location at the far south of the Antarctic Peninsula, but now we know that moss banks are responding to recent climate change across the whole of the peninsula.”
Antarctica is following in the footsteps of the planet’s other polar region, the Arctic, which has been experiencing a similar greening because of climate change.
The changes aren’t just ecological; melting Arctic and Antarctic ice has the potential to significantly contribute to sea level rise in the coming decades, which poses a threatto millions of coastal dwellers around the globe.
Huffington Post / Crickey Conservation Society 2018.
Earth’s Magnetic Field is pushing North Pole from Canada towards Siberia
The Earth’s magnetic field, the basis for modern global navigation systems, is constantly in some state of flux. However, it now seems to be going haywire, pushing the North Pole closer to Siberia, and no one’s sure why.
The field changes as the molten metals surrounding the earth’s solid iron core churn and flow, creating electric currents and a corresponding magnetic field. As a result, the magnetic poles tend to shift slightly as a matter of course.
Researchers don’t know what’s causing the magnetic field to now move so quickly.
The north magnetic pole sped across the International Date Line last year at a rate of 55 km per year, more than three times as fast as it moved before the mid-1990s. Now located in the Eastern Hemisphere, it’s moving away from Canada and approaching Siberia.
Scientists think a high-speed jet of liquid iron under Canada could be responsible for the pole’s movement, weakening the magnetic field below and allowing Siberia to draw over the pole.
In general, the World Magnetic Model (WMM) is updated at five-year intervals to ensure modern navigation keeps up with the changes in the Earth’s magnetic field. It was due to be reconfigured next in 2020, but was so out-of-whack by 2018 that a more urgent update was needed.
The location of the north magnetic pole appears to be governed by two large-scale patches of magnetic field, one beneath Canada and one beneath Siberia. “The Siberian patch is now winning the competition.”
Researchers at the British Geological Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have been working to correct the WMM using three years of recent data, including a 2016 pulse that threw their last model’s accuracy off.
The scientists were due to release the latest update next week – if the US government had not shut down, hamstringing NOAA’s operations. Now the release has been postponed to the end of January. The team hopes this model lasts until 2020.
Crickey Conservation Society 2019.
Costa Rica to Become First Country to Create Carbon Free Society
When Carlos Alvarado Quesada was elected as Costa Rica’s new president earlier this year, his first act in office was to take a giant step forward in reducing carbonization, a historic move that also nods to the country’s dedication to cleaning up the environment.
During his first speech as a world leader, Alvarado announced an initiative to create the first carbon-free society. And while it’s no modest goal, the president is hopeful and eager to get rid of the fossil fuels created by their transportation system by 2021.
Costa Rica already sets an example for its work in environmentalism, generating 99% of its electricity from hydro-power, wind, and other renewable resources.
After already making (green) waves, Costa Rica decided to turn its attention to significantly lowering the amount of fossil fuel emissions from its transportation system, all in time to celebrate the nation’s 200th anniversary of achieving its independence.
Costa Rica is also in the midst of making the lives of its citizens better in several other ways, by promoting democracy, sustainability, and inclusive growth,” through advocating for sustainability, inclusive growth, and democracy.
When Costa Rica reaches 200 years of independent life it will take the Central American country forward and celebrate that they’ve removed gasoline and dieselfrom the transportation system.
Good Net.org / Crickey Conservation Soicety 2018.
Plastics to drive Global Oil demand towards 2050
In a recent report, the EIA predicts that plastics and other petrochemical products will drive global oil demand to 2050, and developing economies like India and China will be behind the growth.
Petrochemicals are expected to account for more than 30% of global oil demand growth in the next decade and nearly half of demand growth by 2050.
While plastics and other such products accounted for 12 million barrels per day (bpd),or about 12% of total oil demand last in 2017, this figure is estimated to surge to almost 18 million bpd in 2050.
Oil giants like Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell, as well as key players like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, are counting on the increased demand, and are investing in petrochemical plan
These efforts, especially led by Europe, Japan and Korea, will be outweighed by the sharp increase in developing economies of plastic consumption.
RT.com / ABC Flash Point News 2018.
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