Tests, masks, temperature checks: ‘Healthy Sail Panel’ submits 74 COVID-19 cruise recommendations to CDC article from Morgan Hines USA TODAY It’s not news that cruising will be different when ships return to U.S. waters as cruise operators seek to ensure passengers’ safety. The question of what a cruise vacation will look like in the COVID-19 era has lingered during a more than six-month industrywide […]
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CLIMATE IN CRISIS Young activists take 33 countries to court in bid to step up climate change fight from NBC News /Associated Press “We see this case as buttressing the Paris agreement,” said Gerry Liston, a legal officer with Global Legal Action Network which is supporting the case. Members of the emergency services try to […]
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Extraordinary’ increase of coastal flooding in US due to sea level rise, report says The Atlantic and Gulf Coasts have seen an uptick in high-tide flooding since 2000 Hawaii’s islands are under threat from rising sea levels, experts warn Communities in coastal areas of the U.S. saw record-setting high-tide flooding last year, part of a trend of rising seas that scientists […]
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Science & Environment Climate change: New UK law to curb deforestation in supply chains Related Topics COP26 Image GETTY IMAGES UK businesses will have to show that their products and supply lines are free from illegal deforestation, under government plans. A proposed law would require larger companies operating in the UK to show where commodities […]
Go Away…Really!
Devastated by pandemic, tourism sector must be rebuilt in a safe, equitable and climate friendly way – UN chief ©Eric Ganz Tourists in India take an elephant ride at the Amber Fort, outside of Jaipur. 25 August 2020 Tourism is much more than visiting cultural landmarks or swimming in tropical beaches; it is […]