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Islands in lake in Southern Kerala ‘sinking’

Edit Indian Express 18 Jul 2016
Some tiny islands formed by backwaters of scenic Ashtamudi Lake and Kallada River in Kollam Disrict in southern Kerala, among the major tourist attractions, are sinking due to rising sea level and erosion, according to local authorities ... Panchayat officials said the shrinking tiny islands, ranging from one acre to over one hectare, were inhabited by humans ... Tiny republic of Marshall Islands has taken India to court....

Kill operation for island mice

Edit Otago Daily Times 18 Jul 2016
The Antipodes Islands are a step closer to being pest-free following the completion of a Department of Conservation mouse-eradication operation. The project to kill the estimated population of 200,000 mice, used helicopters to spread rodent bait over the main 2000ha island ... In 2018 he would return to the island with two rodent dog handlers and monitoring tools with the hope of declaring the island pest-free, he said....

Backwater islands in Kollam sinking due to rising sea level

Edit The Times of India 18 Jul 2016
Some tiny islands formed by backwaters of the scenic Ashtamudi Lake and Kallada River in Kollam district, which are among the major tourist attractions in the state are sinking due to rising sea level and erosion, according to local authorities. The authorities of Munroe Thuruth panchayat, under which these islands fall, and political activists have sought assistance from global conservation organizations to deal with the situation....

Masters student researches Cook Islands “brain drain” (Victoria University of Wellington)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Jul 2016
Victoria University of Wellington student Lea Raymond is gaining new insights into a Cook Islands 'brain drain', as part of her Master of Development Studies. Lea's research seeks to understand why Cook Islanders choose to study abroad and how their tertiary education overseas affects the development of their home country ... 'My husband is a New Zealand-born Cook Islander and his parents and extended family are back in the islands....

New, man-made hills on NYC island offer spectacular views

Edit Times Union 18 Jul 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Four new hills built on New York City's Governors Island offer sweeping views of the Statute of Liberty and lower Manhattan, unique places to hike and climb, and massive slides that dwarf those found on any playground ... The four hills, built in part with fill and debris from demolition of the island's old barracks, range from 26 feet to 70 feet high, and have been lushly planted with trees, shrubs and grasses....

Georgia beaches: 5 fun activities for kids

Edit Atlanta Journal 18 Jul 2016
Lazaretto Creek Marina, 180 Old Tybee Road, Tybee Island ... 214 Stable Road, Jekyll Island ... Simons Island. 912-265-0620, 912-279-3720.Staff at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center care for an ailing sea turtle on Jekyll Island ... Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island ... Tybee Island Marine Science Center ... Off the 14th Street parking lot, behind the pier, Tybee Island ... Discover Georgia’s Barrier Islands ... Simons Island ... Summer Waves Park on Jekyll Island....

Indonesia 'speaks Chinese' in South China Sea

Edit The Jakarta Post 18 Jul 2016
This year there have been three spats involving Chinese fishing vessels assisted by China’s coast guard in Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Natuna Islands ... To reassert Indonesia’s sovereignty over the Natuna Islands and the nation’s sovereign maritime rights in the islands’ adjacent waters, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo sailed to the Natuna Islands on June 23. ....

‘Kong: Skull Island’: Details And A First Look Photo Of The ‘King Kong’ Reboot Starring ...

Edit Inquisitr 18 Jul 2016
Skull Island director, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, hopes to get movie fans excited with an exclusive photo of the upcoming fantasy-action flick, claiming that the film will be spectacular and epic ... Skull Island that is also featured on their Instagram account ... “From the size of the skull, you can tell that things on this island are much bigger than audiences are used to with traditional Kong lore ... Skull Island’....

Susan R. Berge: R.I. needs to address fundamentals

Edit The Providence Journal 18 Jul 2016
Once again, Rhode Island politicians choose to put lipstick on a pig rather than make fundamental changes to the business-stifling environment in Rhode Island. Just below the July 13 article "Rhode Islanders prominent in tourism relaunch" is the news that Rhode Island is the worst state in the nation for business in 2016.No amount of advertising, ......

Lawsuit over nation's 1st offshore wind farm is dismissed

Edit The Miami Herald 18 Jul 2016
A federal judge in Rhode Island has dismissed a lawsuit brought over the nation's first offshore wind farm ... including the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association....

Have You Seen This? Google Sheepview

Edit The Oklahoman 18 Jul 2016
The latter is a bit of a sticking point for residents of the Faroe Islands, whose archipelago country sandwiched in the ocean between Norway and Iceland haven’t had a visit from the documenting vehicles, much to the chagrin of the tourism board and resident Durita ... What the Faroe Islands do have an abundance of are sheep, whose population outnumbers its human inhabitants....

Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson brave giant horrors in first Kong: Skull Island photo

Edit Digital Spy 18 Jul 2016
Skull Island has just unleashed a first look image from the movie, and it's eerie to say the least ... shows stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and John Goodman wandering the mysterious island....

Charity Sun Cream Van visits Barry this Summer! (Vale of Glamorgan Council)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Jul 2016
The Tenovus Cancer Sun Cream Van will be hitting the beach this summer and paying the residents of Barry Island a visit ... 'With the mini heat wave approaching, Tenovus Cancer Care will be at Barry Island giving out free sun cream and having conversations with the public about how to protect themselves in the sun ... The Suncream Van will be at Barry Island on the following dates. ... 19th - Barry Island 10-3pm ... 27th - Barry Island 10-3pm....
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