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Climate Action in London & Paris

#424
Mayors Anne Hidalgo and Sadiq Kahn published a joint piece about Climate Action they have taken in their cities of Paris and London, about the clean air figures the action has produced, and about the misinformation and disinformation they and their projects were subjected to. They suggest training on media literacy and climate science are taught to school-leavers to better help them spot falsehoods.
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Hawk Learns To Use Traffic Lights When Hunting

#421
Dr Vladimir Dinets from the University of Tennessee observed a Cooper’s hawk using a line of cars waiting at a red light to hide its approach when hunt smaller birds outside a house in his neighbourhood. Further observation revealed that the Hawk learned that when the pedestrian crossing signal was pressed, the lights stayed red for longer and resulted in a longer line of cars which made it easier for the hawk to stay hidden.
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Migratory Beekeeping In Yemen

#414
Reasons To Be Cheerful published an interesting piece about migratory beekeepers in Yemen that move their hives to track the blooming seasons of the Sidr flower to produce the expensive Sidr honey. Practising migratory beekeeping increases the population of bees, but is not without its challenges from climate change, Malaria pesticide spraying, and illegal Sidr tree logging.
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