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The ground right now. this is 700 years old. it is before the colonisation of america, before taj mahal, before machu picchu, and makes me feel like a speck of sand in the sandbox. like, insignificant. yeah, its a pretty humbling experience, isnt it? if the climate change conditions dry things out sufficiently, then they might start to feel some impacts. they might not grow as well, they might not get as tall, they might, in the future even start to die back, and thats what were trying to figure...

Lake, lucy hits france for a swim in some pretty shocking conditions. across the world, global warming is shortening the ski season and starting to seriously affect the economy for lower resorts. the charity protect our winters has been collecting data from climate scientists around the world, all with similar predictions. by 2050, the alps could see a reduction in snow by more than a0%. ive noticed a massive difference, especially the last 25 years, that weve been doing it, of the glaciers retr...

The pandemic has led to all kinds of businesses and activities being suspended. shops, restaurants, sporting events — all of them were curtailed to some extent or another. something you can add to that list is mountaineering. the consequences for many have been dramatic — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. in the age of coronavirus, it can be surprisingly quiet at the top of the world. this chinese survey team have the summit of everest pretty much to themselves. normally, they are queueing...

Highest death toll from covid—i9 in the world. but for the seventh day running that death toll has risen by under 100 and authorities are confident that with infection rates slowing, that its as safe as it can be for life to begin to return to normal. rich preston, bbc news. here, in the uk, the prime minister boris johnson has outlined the latest stage in the easing of the lockdown in england. speaking at the daily downing street briefing, borisjohnson said up to six people would be able to m...

>> if youre just tuning in, this is our camera crew, our cnn camera crew being arrested by the minneapolis state police, we believe. the camera is now on the ground because our cameraman has been handcuffed. our correspondent, omar jimenez was also led away in handcuffs as was his producer. they were standing where they were told to stand previously by police. they were out of the way. we dont know why theyre being arrested. theyre not being given any explanation as far as we can hear for why th...

To resume. and strict social distancing in place. businesses were allowed to open at half capacity. governor powellos allowed camp grounds, reopened today, and summer camps, decision on the 25th. castle rock went viral, after he opened for dine-in seating on mothers day. it was packed. with few customers wearing masks in deif iance of a direct order. it was ordered closed. as of today, the state surpassed 1,000 death, the governor of colorado joins us now. thank you, i will ask you now,

Has more. they answered the call from farmers for a modern—day land army. laid—off and furloughed staff up at dawn picking vegetables near thirsk in north yorkshire. in this group, theres a cleaner, a landscape gardener, an outdoor sports teacher, and nathan, a ski instructor, all out of work. it is physical, it hurts your back. i think you get used to it the more you do it. i mean, i definitely recommend it to anyone sitting at home watching netflix. this is nathanjust six weeks ago in the ...

In the uk, a shortage of seasonal workers to help pick crops has led to a boost in british workers applying for those jobs. usually european laborers are hired. but the coronavirus outbreak has cut off the flow of those coming to do the hard, physical labour needed to deliver the season‘s harvest. the bbc‘s sarah corker has more. they answered the call from farmers for a modern—day land army. laid—off and furloughed staff up at dawn picking vegetables near thirsk in north yorkshire. in t...

And i miss my parents who live across the street. i miss home. yeah. emma vardy there. in the uk, a shortage of seasonal workers to help pick crops has led to a boost in british workers applying for those jobs. usually european labourers are hired, but the coronavirus outbreak has cut off the flow of those coming to do the hard, physical labour needed to deliver the seasons harvest. the bbc‘s sarah corker has more. they answered the call from farmers for a modern—day land army. laid—off an...

For a modern—day land army. laid—off and furloughed staff up at dawn picking vegetables near thirsk in north yorkshire. in this group, there is a cleaner, a landscape gardener, an outdoor sports teacher, and nathan, a ski instructor, all out of work. it is physical, it hurts your back. i think you get used to it the more you do it. i mean, i definitely recommend it to anyone sitting at home watching netflix. this is nathanjust six weeks ago in the alps. when the ski resorts closed, his incom...