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World - / Aug 25, 2026 - In 2022, Hunga Tonga sent water vapour into the stratosphere, altering ozone and radiation - An eruption from an underwater volcano released a massive cloud of water vapor into the stratosphere, impacting global weather patterns for two years. This additional moisture led to an initial cooling effect on the stratosphere while also modifying circulation patterns. The presence of sulfate aerosols played a significant role in blocking sunlight, creating a stronger cooling influence.

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World - / Aug 25, 2026 - Vermont to expand Snake Mountain WMA and secure 949 acres of timber rights - A conservation story that began nearly seven decades ago is entering a new chapter in Vermont. What was once a complicated split between land ownership and timber rights at Snake Mountain is now set to be reunited, potentially giving wildlife

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In the 1950s, Lilley Cornett refused timber developers for his Kentucky forest; his legacy survives today at Lilley Cornett Woods among 400-year-old trees

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In 2017, Florida scientists tested mosquitoes around Burmese pythons; three mosquito species contained python DNA in their blood meals, suggesting insects could help locate hidden giant snakes

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In 2006, Steve and Dianne White bought 86 acres in Fulton County, Illinois; 16 years later, it held wetlands, prairie and sightings of 71 bird species

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In 2008, Indiana landowner John Bellman bought 104 acres near Bremen; 14 years later, an 8-acre wetland pond and prairie had turned it into a wildlife haven

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In 2019, Louisiana rebuilt Queen Bess Island for brown pelicans after oil-spill damage; that season, biologists observed 18 nesting bird species on 37 restored acres

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1938, Massachusetts disincorporated four Swift River towns for Quabbin Reservoir; 88 years later, Dana Common still preserves cellar holes above Boston's water source

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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir sworn in as Bangladesh's 23rd President

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British man dies fighting for Russia in Ukraine, first UK national killed in war

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Nathan Cofnas, scholar who exposed Jason Arday's plagiarism, says he had no ill will towards him: "This was about DEI"

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London weather forecast August 25 2026: sunny skies, mild temperatures, low rain chance

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Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny intervals and 20.5°C average on August 25, 2026

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Manchester weather forecast: Sunny intervals today, showers expected later in the week

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A West Sussex widow transformed £57,000 fly-tipped wasteland into a dream mini-farm with pigs, chickens and 2,000 plants; now she has been ordered to tear it down after losing a planning battle

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Prince Harry steps down from African Wildlife Charity Board following human rights abuse probe

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12 people arrested in connection with UK A66 crash that killed 7, including 2 police officers

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A British metal detectorist thought he'd found a bull's nose ring; it was actually a Bronze Age gold bracelet, and then two more appeared

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UK woman whose life was 'saved' by a cancer trial cycles 186 miles to thank the hospital that gave her hope

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Scottish athlete won her country a medal at the Commonwealth Games, but had to return to her McDonald's job days later

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A 20-year-old archaeology student found gold just 90 minutes into her first dig, the 1,200-year-old discovery is raising new questions about medieval Britain

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Manchester weather forecast: Sunny intervals and light showers expected August 24

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One key opens hundreds of cabins stocked with food across Norway, where no roads, staff or reception exist, only trust

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'UK participating in Ukraine war': What triggered Russia's 'outrageous threat' to Britain

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The Danube has fallen so low that a 1,600-year-old Roman bridge is emerging from the river, revealing a piece of history hidden underwater for centuries

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Hungarian Gripen fighter jet crashes: Pilot ejects safely, probe launched

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Quote of the day by Plato: "Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in..."

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Planes, helicopters, crews: How Europe is scrambling to contain a record wildfire season

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Pay €25,000 for Schengen visa: Indian company BLS under probe after Spain's Algerian migration crisis

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Ukraine drone attack kills 2 children in Russia's Krasnodar, sets logistics hub ablaze

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Despite contactless payments, euro banknotes in circulation have risen from about €1 trillion in 2016 to €1.6 trillion as Europeans keep emergency cash ready for crises and cyber outages

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'Could destroy Ukraine': Zelenskyy's big warning as calls grow for fresh elections amid ongoing war

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A tiny owl flew 70 miles out to sea and collapsed on a yacht, exhausted and too weak to fly, she found an unlikely group of rescuers who refused to leave her behind

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Sweden probes cyber networks after girl dies in school sword attack

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Ajit Doval's China visit: NSA, Chinese VP Han Zheng discuss border peace, bilateral ties

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'Did not meet launch conditions': China's unmanned moon mission delayed last minute

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In 1953, a Hong Kong imam brought eight date palms from Mecca; one survived and later officials changed a road route rather than cut it down

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China's 16.18-km undersea high-speed rail tunnel completes 21-day cutter replacement under extreme pressure

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In China's Nizhuhe village, a 945-foot cliffside elevator has cut a dangerous 3-hour school journey to about 30 minutes

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China puts AI 'robocops' on traffic duty; one 'Superman' robot claims to be faster than Usain Bolt

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China sentences Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life in prison for financial crimes

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Trump tightens Iran squeeze, hurting China and India in the process

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Iran invited to join Mecca pact by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan: Report

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Iran discovers over 7.5 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves as US blockade squeezes energy sector

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In 1997, a horse jumped a fence and joined one of France's prestigious cycling races; it ran through the peloton and reached the front before leaving 20 kilometres from the finish

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In 2009, Iceland drillers hit 1,000°C magma by accident, unlocking a geothermal source that could produce nearly 10 times more power

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In 2012, a 67-year-old Chinese duck farmer refused to leave his five-storey home; officials built a highway around it before paying him 260,000 yuan to move

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In 1999, the Azores protected forest for the endangered Azores bullfinch; two decades of restoration later, surveys estimated about 1,300 birds in suitable habitat

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In 1952, a retired Canadian undertaker began saving empty embalming-fluid bottles: Around 500,000 bottles and 250 tons of glass later, he had built a castle-like home

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In 1912, New Zealand released wallabies near Rotorua; they now occupy more than 200,000 hectares and, if left unchecked, could spread across a third of the country by 2065, causing $84 million in damage a year

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In 2025, Mowi launched Chile's first floating solar salmon farm; now it supplies 57% of its power and saving 36,750 gallons of diesel a year

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He lived alone in the wild with wolves for 12 years; Spain's famous 'wolf boy' Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja dies at 80

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A goat herder searching for his missing animal uncovers gold worth $280 in Kenya; now 10,000 prospectors have arrived chasing the same discovery

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In 1998, Justin Trudeau's younger brother was swept away in an avalanche in BC. His body was never found

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In 1900, JP Morgan bought 117 acres including Maine's Sand Beach as a wedding gift; his granddaughter later donated about 100 acres to Acadia National Park

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Canada lowered a retired Boeing 737 onto the seabed off Vancouver Island; the 100-foot jet now sits nearly 90 feet underwater as an artificial reef for marine life

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In 1964, a 27-year-old woman bought an abandoned 18 acre island off Maine and built a small house to live there alone; 22 years later the island was donated to become a wildlife sanctuary

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