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NC State professor: Global warming could impact life cycle of cicadas

Clyde Sorenson teaches entomology at North Carolina State University. He says because of global warming the life cycles of cicadas could be shortened. Story: https://abc11.com/insects-cicadas-global-warming-nc-state/12060447/ Watch: https://abc11.com/watch/live/11065013/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABC11/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABC11_WTVD source

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Pop up cycle lanes Leicester

Pop up cycle lanes Leicester

Pop-up cycle route has been installed on Hinckley Road this week. One local resident said. “It’s a good idea but it’s very dangerous. This morning a  cyclist was nearly wiped out because of a van doing an illegal U turn at the traffic lights on Wyngate Drive junction. Cars …

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Colonial conservation – a ‘cycle of impunity’

Colonial conservation - a 'cycle of impunity'

[ad_1] A UN investigation has suggested that rangers funded by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have beaten up, abused and murdered people in the forests of Congo. These atrocities were committed in the name of conservation.  The victims are members of the Baka tribe, living in the Congo rainforest in an area called Messok Dja, which is a biodiversity hotspot known for its gorillas, elephants and chimpanzees. The beatings and murders occurred because WWF has been trying to turn Messok Dja into …

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