The presence of 134 snow leopards has been confirmed in Bhutan by the National Snow Leopard Survey 2022-2024, supported by the Bhutan For Life project and WWF-Bhutan. This represents a 39.5% increase from the country’s first survey in 2016, when 96 individuals were counted. Bhutan’s second national survey covered more than 9,000 km sq of snow leopard habitat across the northern alpine landscape of the country with 310 camera trap stations. It found an overall density of 1.34 snow leopards per 100 km sq, which was comparatively higher in the west than in…
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The sea-ice surrounding Antarctica is well below any previous recorded winter level, satellite data shows, a worrying new benchmark for a region that once seemed resistant to global warming. “It’s so far outside anything we’ve seen, it’s almost mind-blowing,” says Walter Meier, who monitors sea-ice with the National Snow and Ice Data Center. An unstable Antarctica could have far-reaching consequences, polar experts warn. Antarctica’s huge ice expanse regulates the planet’s temperature, as the white surface reflects the Sun’s energy back into the atmosphere and also cools the water beneath and…
Winter is coming. And for yet another ski resort in France, that means facing up to the reality that there isn’t enough snow to carry on. La Sambuy, a town which runs a family skiing destination near Mont Blanc in the French Alps, has decided to dismantle its ski lifts because global warming has shrunk its ski season to just a few weeks, meaning it’s no longer profitable to keep them open. “Before, we used to have snow practically from the first of December up until the 30th of March,”…
Pakistan currently has an estimated 170 nuclear warheads, which could increase to around 200 by 2025. The estimate comes from American nuclear scientists who used open-source materials, satellite imagery, and other sources to gather data. Top American nuclear scientists have estimated that Pakistan currently possesses roughly 170 nuclear warheads, and this number could potentially increase to approximately 200 by the year 2025, based on the current rate of expansion. As reported by PTI citing the Nuclear Notebook column published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on September 11, “We…
Beijing said Friday it was sanctioning two US defense companies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, over their roles in supplying arms to Taiwan. The United States Congress, under the Taiwan Relations Act, requires the supply of weapons to the self-governing democracy for its defense. US administrations had done so through sales rather than direct aid, but in August Washington for the first time approved direct US military aid to Taiwan under an assistance program aimed at foreign governments. “Despite China’s firm opposition, the US government is determined to provide weapons to Taiwan……
Britain’s second-biggest city effectively declared itself bankrupt on Tuesday, shutting down all nonessential spending after being issued with equal pay claims totaling up to £760 million ($954 million). Birmingham City Council, which provides services for more than one million people, filed a Section 114 notice on Tuesday, halting all spending except on essential services. The deficit arose due to difficulties paying between £650 million (around $816 million) and £760 million (around $954 million) in equal pay claims, the notice report says. The city now expects to have a deficit of…
Balado was reporting on a robbery in Madrid for channel Cuatro when a man groped her on camera. Police in Spain have arrested a man for sexually assaulting a journalist while she was on air. Isa Balado was reporting on a robbery on Tuesday in Madrid when a man approached her from behind and groped her before asking which channel she worked for. Balado confronted him, explaining that she was working and tried to continue with her report, but host Nacho Abad insisted that she show the man’s face on…
Russia’s president and Kim Jong Un held talks on Wednesday during which they are believed to have explored a range of “sensitive topics”. Vladimir Putin held talks with his North Korean counterpart on Wednesday, during which Kim Jong Un vowed his “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s war in Ukraine. “Russia has risen to a sacred fight to protect its sovereignty and security against the hegemonic forces,” he said. “North Korea supports all Putin’s decisions.” “I’m sure we will remain together in [the] fight against imperialism,” Kim said earlier, expressing his…
A Russian airliner carrying 170 people was forced to crash-land in a field after a hydraulics failure. No one was injured in the emergency, which left the Ural Airlines Airbus A320 stranded next to a forest in the Novosibirsk region of Siberia. Ural said the pilot “selected” the landing site after the jet’s hydraulic systems failed while approaching Omsk. The incident sparked denials from the airline that it was unable to service its planes due to sanctions on Russia. Pictures showed the plane stranded in an open field, its emergency…
UFO truthers rejoiced today, as a unique event unfolded in Mexico City. In the country’s Congress, no less. An official event unveiling two alleged alien corpses took place in the Mexican capital, spearheaded by journalist and ufologist Jaime Maussan. The two small “non-human” corpses were displayed in windowed boxes for all to see. The small mummified specimen, retrieved from Cusco, Peru, are believed to be one thousand-years old. Scientists co-hosted the event. While Ryan Graves, Americans for Safe Aerospace Executive Director and former U.S. Navy pilot, was also in attendance. Maussan, under oath, addressed members…