Ensuring the week gets off to a bight start with today's global round up of positive news.
Trump Over London?
Londoners were amazed to see a large cloud looming over the capital that looked, as many observers pointed out, just like Donald Trump. Well, sort of. The cloud was just as orange as his face often is and even included the 78-year-old Republican presidential nominee's remarkable quiff in its outline - with one commenting that it 'Looks like an 18th-century version of Donald Trump.'
Spillover Benefits
The first global assessment of the benefits of Marine Protected Areas has discovered a positive spillover effect, with areas just outside the protected zones producing larger fish. The study University of Hawaiʻi also reveals that these spillover effects accumulate over time and that within a decade of creation, MPAs help support local livelihoods, 'resulting in a win-win situation for nature and people alike.'
European Polecat
After being trapped to extinction in the 19th century, the European Polecat (Mustela putorius), ancestor of the domestic ferret, has recolonised extensive parts of the United Kingdom and is now being reintroduced in Spain in an effort to bring the species back to its historic habitats on the continent.
Frozen Food Warms Up
Research shows that raising freezer temperatures from the industry standard -18C across the global supply chain would reduce their energy demand by 10 percent, saving emissions equivalent to taking 3.8m cars off the road. Three major players in the UK have now joined
the Move to -15C coalition. The -18C standard had been in place for a century, despite technological advances in the frozen food industry. “The result is that we’re now able to make this hugely positive change without jeopardising the great benefits frozen food delivers to consumers and businesses,” said the CEO of the Cold Chain Federation.
Spitfire Watch
A watchmaker has created a timepiece from the remains of a Spitfire aircraft which went down over France during the Second World War. In a tribute to Britain's once golden industry of watchmaking, designer Colin Andrews created 60 of the pieces, of which 58 have already been sold. The timepiece, made by the Great British Watch Company with hands, dial and crown from the iconic wartime aircraft, will set you back £19,950. While watchmaking is nowadays associated with the Swiss, Britain has a rich horological heritage and developed much of the technology still used in modern watches. Mr Andrews said he wanted to 'remedy' the lost art and 'reinvigorate' the tradition with the help of the Spitfire, which was downed on July 30 1944.
Australia’s EPA
A multi-billion-dollar gas drilling plan off Western Australia’s northwest coast has been deemed 'unacceptable' by the state’s Environment Protection Authority due to its impact on marine life at Scott Reef. Scientists flagged risks to migrating whales and a beach where endangered turtles make nests, as well as the potential of an oil spill destroying a pristine environment.
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On This Day
12 August 1851: Isaac Merrit Singer patented his sewing machine and formed I.M. Singer & Company to market the product.
Today's Articles
New Direction: The UK's Royal Mint has started harvesting gold from e-waste at the rate of 4,000 tons per year.
Mood Boosting Video
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