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Deadly Nepal Flood May Have Been Caused by ‘Ice Avalanche,’ Scientists Say

An initial assessment of satellite imagery suggests an “ice avalanche” from a high-altitude glacier sent a giant cascade into the valley below.

Deadly Nepal Flood May Have Been Caused by ‘Ice Avalanche,’ Scientists Say

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Removing the Simon’s Town baboons: The wealth we cannot buy back

Our biodiversity is wealth. Our functioning habitat is wealth. The continued presence of wild populations within an increasingly human-dominated landscape is wealth.

  • Two baboon troops removed permanently from Simon's Town
  • Baboons to be confined in enclosures, vasectomised males
  • Alternative proposal for baboon protection rejected

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