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• Comb jellies fuse together when injured, study finds

  07-10-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Research reveals ‘sea walnuts’ fuse together if they become injured, and nervous systems mergeIt might not be what the Spice Girls envisaged when they sang 2 Become 1, but scientists have found comb jellies do actually fuse together if they are injured.Researchers studying a species of the gelatinous marine invertebrates known as “sea walnuts” said they made the discovery after spotting an unusually shaped individual in the laboratory tank. Continue reading...
  
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• Salmon numbers in England and Wales last year were lowest on record

  07-10-2024 14:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Total declared salmon catch estimated at 5,399 fish, down from 6,952 in 2022 – and 20,000 in years up to 2017Salmon numbers in England and Wales last year were the lowest on record, figures show, as pollution and climate breakdown are killing off the endangered fish.A report from the Environment Agency and Cefas shows Atlantic salmon stocks in England and Wales have dropped to their lowest level since records began in 1997. Continue reading...
  
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• Weather tracker: tail end of Hurricane Kirk to bring gusts and rain to Europe

  07-10-2024 11:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Hurricane activity is strong in Atlantic while months of below-average rainfall in South America leads to droughtHurricane Kirk is heading towards Europe. At its peak strength in the mid-Atlantic, Kirk reached category 4 status with maximum wind speeds of 145mph. As Kirk tracks north-east towards Europe, leaving the warm seas behind, it is expected to be downgraded to a category 1 hurricane by Monday.Over the next few days, Kirk will undergo extratropical transition, becoming an ex-hurricane by
  
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• Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years

  07-10-2024 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  World Meteorological Organization says water is ‘canary in the coalmine of climate change’ and calls for urgent actionRivers dried up at the highest rate in three decades in 2023, putting global water supply at risk, data has shown.Over the past five years, there have been lower-than-average river levels across the globe and reservoirs have also been low, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) State of Global Water Resources report. Continue reading...
  
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