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On a jam packed show we will start with Blurt Around The World:
Floods in Chiang Mai and local areas.
New prime minister of Sri Lanka.
Twitter blocked in Brazil.
Biden hosts his homeys from Australia, India and Japan.
On “Trump Watch” if he loses election, not trying again, we can live in hope!!
On our next segment we will blurt about “Science” where Wencee will inform us all about how the Greenland shark can live to 400 years or more. And the Kegsta will blurt about when robots can't riddle.
And to finish off the show, on “Green There, Done That”, the Kegsta will chat Climate Summit in NY and Wencee will chat about how housing is destroying the Brisbane River and its drinking water.
So let's get on with the show!
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Blurt Around The World
Typhoon Yagi has caused havoc across SE Asia, including Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand. Worst hit in Thailand has been the Chiang Rai province as well as the Chiang Mai province →
Bangkok Post | Imminent-flood alert for Chiang Mai city
Bangkok Post | Flooding still ravaging North
The president of Sri Lanka has appointed Harini Amarasuriya as the new Prime Minister, the third female PM in Sri Lanka’s history. Who is she? Where has she come from? Find out more here →
Reuters | Sri Lanka President Dissanayake picks Amarasuriya as PM, takes finance job
Indian Express News | Meet Harini Amarasuriya, the new Sri Lankan Prime Minister
Twitter banned in Brazil and issued heavy fines. How long has the ban been in effect? Why was Twitter banned from operating in Brazil?
BBC News | Brazil fines Musk's X for site's return after ban
Time Magazine | Brazil Blocks Musk’s X After Company Refuses to Comply Amid Feud With Judge
Al Jazeera News | Judge in Brazil orders Musk’s X to obey ban or face daily fine
President Biden invites leaders from Australia, India and Japan for a two-day summit to strengthen strategic cooperation among these countries, establish the Quad Cancer Moonshot program (to combat cervical cancer), amongst many other topics →
New York Times | Biden Hosts a Final ‘Quad Summit’ at His Delaware Home
ABC news | Four takeaways from the prime minister's 48 hours in the US for the Quad
Trump Watch
Trump’s latest ad shows mountain range from the wrong Georgia. The image is of mountains from Georgia, the former Soviet Union country, in eastern Europe →
Raw story | Trump runs ads in Georgia the state — with pictures of Georgia the country: report
Republican lawmaker decides not to change electoral college votes 43 days out from the USA election. The change would’ve made the winner-take-all system come into effect, a request that Trump had sought for months →
Washington Post | GOP effort to change how Nebraska allocates electoral votes hits roadblock
Science
The Greenland shark can live to 400 years or more and recent research is showing us why. A combination of slow metabolism, and better understanding of their genome sequencing is helping scientists understand their longevity →
New York Times | This Shark Lives 400 Years. Its DNA May Explain Why.
We spoke about the Greenland Shark’s base pair and how it might affect its longevity. Base pairs are the “rungs” that join the DNA double helix. Humans have about 3 billion base pairs. The Greenland shark about 6.5 billion →
Australian Academy of Science | All about DNA
Fun facts about Greenland sharks, a top predators, its meat is poisonous to humans if consumed, and many other interesting things about this beautiful creature →
Oceanside Expeditions | 9 Facts about the Greenland Shark
AI is on the verge of taking over many jobs that humans do. But can it understand riddles? Let’s find out →
BBC News | When robots can't riddle: What puzzles reveal about the depths of our own minds
Green There, Done That
The Climate Week NYC was held 22 - 29 September by Climate Group who are an international non-profit organization dedicated to driving climate action quickly and effectively →
Climate Group | This is Climate: The Global Stakes
Washington Post | Transcript: This is Climate Summit: Global Stakes: Antarctica
Scientists are using artificial whale faeces to boost ocean biodiversity by fertilizing waters and promoting phytoplankton growth. This method aims to replace the nutrient contributions lost due to declining whale populations →
Wilderness Society | Can artificial whale poo save the oceans?
Urban development in Brisbane is causing significant sediment runoff, leading to the once sandy sea floor of Moreton Bay being covered in mud. Efforts to control sediment at construction sites are often ineffective, contributing to this environmental issue →
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