Headlines- After an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the weekend that set it on fire and left a crew member missing, the United States launched several waves of strikes on Iran on Sunday.
- Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, voiced his "deep concern" over the escalating attacks in Iran and warned "catastrophic consequences" on a global scale if parties resume "full-scale hostilities."
- Iran has denounced the latest wave of American attacks on its territory, claiming that they have "rendered futile" all of the past few months' diplomatic efforts..
- In order "to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships" in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday that its forces had carried out more strikes against Iran.
- A bar fire in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, claimed at least 27 lives and injured over 60 more.
Tag: Nature Conservation
Nature Man
In 1983, Joe Pachak discovered the first rock art of a mammoth in North America, a 14,000 year-old etching. Later, he built life-size effigies of the mammoth and other effigies of animals that are burned in celebration of nature and the Winter Solstice
Nigerian Farmers and Cattle Herders Nurture...
While deforestation has devastated many African countries, in the west African nation of Niger more than 200 million new trees have sprung up in recent decades. These trees, mainly a variety weren’t planted but protected by Nigerien farmers who realized the trees were assets to agriculture
Exploring America’s Newest National Park
America’s National Parks System includes parks, monuments and conservation and historic sites. The federal agency – established in 1916 – is constantly changing. For instance, 26 parks it originally managed have been removed from its list of properties. Some (like Michigan’s Mackinac (Mac-kan-aw) Island Park) were transferred to state holdings, and others (like South Carolina’s Castle Pinckney Monument) were found to be too expensive to maintain