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Environmental News For The Week Ending 20December 2019
This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at
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Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately:
Some of the COVID-19 graphics presented in the above articles have been updated below.
Also, mentioned in two articles near the end of the disease collection is that there is a new strain of the virus circulating in southeast England that is 70% more infectious than the common strain. Since these news collections were assembled, England has locked down London and several European countries have restricted travelers from the country. I expect that we ll have more news on that in this coming week.
Fijian govt takes swift action to help cyclone-affected farmers ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 14:19 IST
Suva [Fiji], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji s Ministry of Agriculture will provide farming materials to cyclone-affected farmers in the north, Agriculture Minister Mahendra Reddy said on Tuesday.
The move came after tropical cyclone Yasa, the strongest of its kind in four years, hit the island country on December 17 and killed four people.
According to Reddy, the assistance to farmers on Vanua Levu, Fiji s second-largest island, include 10,000 seed packs that contain seeds and vegetable cuttings so that farmers can grow vegetables and crops quickly.
Reddy also said that a veterinary clinic was set up in Bua, one of the 14 provinces in Fiji.
Initial assessments confirm more than 300 houses damaged after TC Yasa
Initial assessments confirm more than 300 houses damaged after TC Yasa
Kia Island, Macuata.[Image: Keira Rose]
Preliminary impact damage assessments from the divisions have identified damage sustained to more than 300 houses in the Northern and Eastern Divisions after Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
The teams from the divisions were deployed to affected communities and villages last week following the aftermath of TC Yasa.
Government officials from Viti Levu have also been deployed as part of the 120 personnel deployment to Vanua Levu to assist in conducting the assessments in the North.
The team is in Vanua Levu and will begin with assessments and distribution of emergency food packs and non-food items today.
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