This giant underwater ‘cloud’ lies at the bottom of a 60m-deep sinkhole. It’s concealing something ghostly

Cenote Angelita is one of the Yucatán Peninsula’s most mesmerising underwater landscapes, known for its otherworldly ‘lake within a lake’ or ‘cloud’ effect and ghostly submerged trees. It offers divers a rare glimpse into a surreal world shaped by geology and time. What is a cenote? Cenotes are natural limestone sinkholes, found in Mexico – predominantly…

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‘We don’t hear the frogs, we don’t see the birds’: government repeatedly delayed water to NSW wetlands, documents reveal | Wetlands

The New South Wales government has routinely delayed environmental flows to critical wetlands in the state’s north-west in favour of farming, despite admitting it could harm the breeding cycles of frogs and endangered birds and damage local ecosystems. Two weeks ago, scientists had to scramble to rescue turtles after WaterNSW abruptly cut water flows to…

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To give young people wings: The Lost Words duo reunite for book of birds | Birds

When the artist Jackie Morris collaborated with the writer Robert Macfarlane to celebrate the names of plants and animals controversially removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary, they never imagined their book, The Lost Words, would become a cultural phenomenon. Grassroots crowdfunding ensured the book was bought and donated to more than three-quarters of primary schools…

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Two buses, three hours and 13 miles: how Americans in ‘transit deserts’ get groceries without cars | Hunger land

Zen’Yari Winters’ job, at a pet shop in East Memphis, Tennessee, should be a 20-minute trip from her house. She leaves herself three hours to get there. “The bus is always, always late,” she said – if it shows up at all. It’s not just her work commute that’s affected by the time-consuming guessing game…

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“HOW DOES THIS HELP THE ENVIRONMENT?” – READER HITS OUT AT ‘GREEN CHARGE’ – Isle of Wight News

Island Echo always welcomes letters to the editor, which may of course not reflect the views of the publication and its staff. This letter is in response to the news that Wightlink is to impose a green surcharge on its Fishbourne-Portsmouth route, due to Government directions – https://www.islandecho.co.uk/new-ferry-green-levy-to-add-3-to-wightlink-return-crossings-from-july/. Letter to the editor – Wednesday 29th…

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