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London
fromwww.standard.co.uk
19 hours ago

What is a tropical night? London set to swelter in first one ever in May

A tropical night is when temperatures stay at or above 20C, and rising heatwaves are increasing their frequency in the UK.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Western Europe braces for first major heat event of the summer

A premature, intense heat dome is driving record-breaking May temperatures across western Europe, with climate change increasing frequency, intensity, and early onset.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

A calamity': Why is a record heatwave sweeping South Asia?

A record South Asia heatwave has pushed temperatures near or above 45–50°C, causing deaths and exposing regional vulnerability and inequality.
London
fromwww.standard.co.uk
19 hours ago

What is a tropical night? London set to swelter in first one ever in May

A tropical night is when temperatures stay at or above 20C, and rising heatwaves are increasing their frequency in the UK.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Western Europe braces for first major heat event of the summer

A premature, intense heat dome is driving record-breaking May temperatures across western Europe, with climate change increasing frequency, intensity, and early onset.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

A calamity': Why is a record heatwave sweeping South Asia?

A record South Asia heatwave has pushed temperatures near or above 45–50°C, causing deaths and exposing regional vulnerability and inequality.
#climate-change
Agriculture
fromTruthout
17 hours ago

Black Farmers Warn Pollution Is Changing The Food on Our Plates

Rising carbon dioxide reduces nutrient levels in staple crops, increasing health risks even when people eat enough.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Extreme climate scenario fades, but warming continues

RCP8.5/SSP5-8.5 worst-case warming is now less probable due to faster renewable growth and stronger emissions-slowing policies.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Worst-case climate scenario fades, warming does not

RCP8.5/SSP5-8.5 is now considered less probable due to faster renewable growth and emissions-slowing policies, though complacency is warned against.
fromFuturism
23 hours ago

Scientists Say Huge Dam Blocking the Bering Strait Could Slow Effects of Climate Change

Sea levels are just the start of how climate change will upend the ocean. Rising temperatures are also threatening a critical artery that runs through the ocean known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC. This current, in short, sends warm water northwards and dumps colder water southwards in a giant loop, massively influencing the world's weather systems along the way.
OMG science
#reproductive-rights
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Those girls deserve justice': Minister wells up after boys spared jail for rape

Two 15-year-old boys received youth rehabilitation orders after raping two girls, while victims and officials criticized the lack of prison sentences.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Wes Streeting reveals when he will trigger his Labour leadership bid

The Independent funds on-the-ground reporting without paywalls, while Wes Streeting delays a Labour leadership challenge to let Andy Burnham contest a by-election.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

MAFS UK could face police investigation over deeply concerning' rape claims

Police investigation is likely after allegations of rape during filming of Married at First Sight UK, with Channel 4 and CPL urged to thoroughly examine claims.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Does the King of the North' have what it takes to keep Makerfield red?

Quality journalism without paywalls relies on donations to keep reporters on the ground and separate facts from messaging.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Those girls deserve justice': Minister wells up after boys spared jail for rape

Two 15-year-old boys received youth rehabilitation orders after raping two girls, while victims and officials criticized the lack of prison sentences.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Prince William reveals where the Queen stood in the great scone debate

Prince William said Queen Elizabeth preferred cream on scones first, contradicting earlier claims that jam came first.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

King Charles makes surprise appearance at sold-out Shakespeare play

The Independent funds on-the-ground reporting without paywalls, while King Charles III made a surprise public appearance at a sold-out Royal Shakespeare Company performance of The Tempest.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Wes Streeting reveals when he will trigger his Labour leadership bid

The Independent funds on-the-ground reporting without paywalls, while Wes Streeting delays a Labour leadership challenge to let Andy Burnham contest a by-election.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

MAFS UK could face police investigation over deeply concerning' rape claims

Police investigation is likely after allegations of rape during filming of Married at First Sight UK, with Channel 4 and CPL urged to thoroughly examine claims.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Does the King of the North' have what it takes to keep Makerfield red?

Quality journalism without paywalls relies on donations to keep reporters on the ground and separate facts from messaging.
fromTasting Table
1 day ago

What Happened To Chocolate? Why Customers Think The Quality Isn't What It Used To Be - Tasting Table

“You can really tell the difference in products that have chocolate. They've decreased the chocolate and increased the sugar, likely [because] it's less expensive.”
Silicon Valley food
France news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after 'unspeakable' flotilla detainee taunts

France banned Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering French territory for targeting activists and French or European citizens with unspeakable behavior.
Science
fromFuturism
2 days ago

Research Paper Warns That There's a Massive Experiment at Work to Geoengineer the Earth's Climate

Satellite reentry pollution is already reducing sunlight reaching Earth, and expanding space launches could significantly alter climate if growth continues.
#wildfires
Environment
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Forecasters predict wildfires, floods, severe heatwaves from incoming El Nino

Wildfires are already exceeding long-term averages across multiple continents, and an El Niño forecast could intensify hot, dry conditions later this year amid climate change.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

EL Nino could trigger extreme fires worldwide in 2026

Wildfires are burning far above average globally in 2026, driven by climate change, wet-to-dry hydroclimate whiplash, and a potential strong El Niño.
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

As super 'El Nino' looms, wildfires are set to heat up

Climate change and a potential strong El Niño could drive a particularly severe global wildfire year after record early 2026 burn areas.
Environment
fromMail Online
1 week ago

2026 on track for 'extraordinary extreme weather', scientists warn

Developing El Niño conditions combined with human-caused climate change are expected to drive record-breaking global heat and unprecedented wildfire and weather extremes in 2026.
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

Planetary Health and Neuroarts

Over the past century, humanity has achieved extraordinary gains in human health. Advances in water and sanitation, maternal and child care, infectious disease control, vaccinations, and other public health achievements have vastly improved human longevity and quality of life, reducing global child mortality significantly and increasing life expectancy to about 71 years as of 2021 ( WHO, 2024).
Public health
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Warning England's taps could run dry amid growing drought threat

England faces worsening water shortages driven by drought risk, infrastructure strain, leakage, and rising demand, requiring decisive government action to balance supply and demand.
Design
fromArchDaily
3 days ago

MASS: A Non-Profit Model for Architecture in Service of Society

Architecture faces recurring crises tied to economic cycles and persistent failures to address housing, climate change, and human development.
#gray-whales
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Scientists bet on AI to save gray whales from ship strikes off California coast

Human-made ship strikes are the leading cause of gray whale deaths near San Francisco Bay, and an AI thermal camera system helps ships reroute to avoid collisions.
Environment
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

Concerns grow over more gray whale deaths in Bay Area and climate change's contribution

Climate change in the Arctic is linked to disruptions in gray whale food chains, affecting feeding conditions during long migrations near San Francisco Bay.
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Scientists bet on AI to save gray whales from ship strikes off California coast

Human-made ship strikes are the leading cause of gray whale deaths near San Francisco Bay, and an AI thermal camera system helps ships reroute to avoid collisions.
Environment
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

Concerns grow over more gray whale deaths in Bay Area and climate change's contribution

Climate change in the Arctic is linked to disruptions in gray whale food chains, affecting feeding conditions during long migrations near San Francisco Bay.
#el-nino
OMG science
fromFuturism
3 days ago

Scientists Detect Huge Structure Under Ocean Fueling the Deadly Upcoming El Nino

A strong Kelvin wave is driving this year’s El Niño by pushing unusually warm Pacific water eastward, raising fears of one of the worst warming events on record.
Environment
fromMail Online
4 days ago

Super El Nino of 1877 caused 50M deaths - 2026 event could be worse

An imminent super El Niño could exceed 1877-78 impacts, intensifying drought, rainfall disruption, famine, and disease worldwide.
Environment
fromFuturism
4 days ago

NOAA Issues Stark Warning About Upcoming El Nino

El Niño is expected to return in July through winter, increasing high-tide flooding without storms, compounding sea level rise under climate change.
Environment
fromFuturism
1 week ago

The Latest Data on El Nino Is a Looming Nightmare

NOAA projections indicate a potentially super El Niño by fall 2026, with sea surface temperatures far above normal and major societal and economic risks.
OMG science
fromFuturism
3 days ago

Scientists Detect Huge Structure Under Ocean Fueling the Deadly Upcoming El Nino

A strong Kelvin wave is driving this year’s El Niño by pushing unusually warm Pacific water eastward, raising fears of one of the worst warming events on record.
Environment
fromMail Online
4 days ago

Super El Nino of 1877 caused 50M deaths - 2026 event could be worse

An imminent super El Niño could exceed 1877-78 impacts, intensifying drought, rainfall disruption, famine, and disease worldwide.
Environment
fromFuturism
4 days ago

NOAA Issues Stark Warning About Upcoming El Nino

El Niño is expected to return in July through winter, increasing high-tide flooding without storms, compounding sea level rise under climate change.
Environment
fromFuturism
1 week ago

The Latest Data on El Nino Is a Looming Nightmare

NOAA projections indicate a potentially super El Niño by fall 2026, with sea surface temperatures far above normal and major societal and economic risks.
Environment
fromState of the Planet
3 days ago

The Paradox of AI and Climate

AI can reduce climate impacts by optimizing energy use and improving weather prediction, but its data centers consume significant water and energy.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

I'm 21 and anxious about the future. How do I take care of myself without living in a bubble? | Leading questions

Taking care of yourself does not require retreating from problems; facing them directly can provide durable comfort and motivation.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

Threat Isn't One Thing

Threat does not reduce reasoning quality; it shifts language, with climate worries prompting more analytical writing and illness or money worries prompting more emotional writing.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

UN backs historic climate crisis ruling, despite US attempts to stop resolution

UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to back an ICJ advisory opinion affirming states’ legal obligations to reduce fossil fuel use and address climate change.
Environment
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 days ago

San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships, whales searching for food

An AI network detects whales in San Francisco Bay and alerts ships to slow or reroute to reduce ship-strike deaths.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

Fires ring Southern California and it's only May. What's going on?

Wildfires in California are burning unusually early in May due to abnormally dry, warm conditions linked to climate change and offshore wind events.
Coronavirus
fromWIRED
4 days ago

How Wet Weather in Argentina Helped Fuel the Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak

Climate shifts increase rodent booms that expand hantavirus reservoirs and enable rodent-to-human and human-to-human transmission.
OMG science
fromMail Online
4 days ago

Reducing air pollution could push the Gulf Stream towards a COLLAPSE

Cutting sulphur dioxide and black carbon emissions weakens AMOC, risking major Northern Europe cooling if the current collapses.
#humpback-whales
OMG science
fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

Humpback whales make record Australia-Brazil lifetime swims

Photo-identification of humpback whale flukes shows individuals can travel between Australia and Brazil across the Southern Ocean during their lifetimes.
OMG science
fromMail Online
5 days ago

Humpback whale travels 9,300 miles from Australia to Brazil

A humpback whale traveled about 9,383 miles between Australia and Brazil, confirmed by tail-fluke photo matching across decades.
OMG science
fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

Humpback whales make record Australia-Brazil lifetime swims

Photo-identification of humpback whale flukes shows individuals can travel between Australia and Brazil across the Southern Ocean during their lifetimes.
OMG science
fromMail Online
5 days ago

Humpback whale travels 9,300 miles from Australia to Brazil

A humpback whale traveled about 9,383 miles between Australia and Brazil, confirmed by tail-fluke photo matching across decades.
OMG science
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Floral buzzing' to collect pollen as exhausting for bees as flight take-off, study shows

Floral buzzing to extract pollen costs energy comparable to flight take-off, forcing bees to selectively forage as it can dominate daily energy budgets.
Snowboarding
fromSnowBrains
5 days ago

Alta Ski Area, UT, Records Lowest Snow Season on Record

Alta Ski Area recorded its lowest snowfall total on record at 321 inches, far below its average, amid record-low regional snowpack tied to warming temperatures.
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

Humans are killing California Joshua trees. Can fungi save them?

She parted some creosote branches to reveal a shriveled shrub, just ankle-high. This doomed seedling was part of a National Park Service planting effort to replace dozens of Joshua trees cut down by a Southern California Edison contractor tasked with protecting the company's power lines. But of the 193 babies planted here roughly five years ago, only 27, or 14%, are still alive, according to the Park Service. If researchers don't figure out why so few survived, an imperiled icon of the California desert may disappear even more quickly.
OMG science
US news
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

Some plants have a genetic superpower that may help them survive a cataclysm

Polyploidy in plants likely increases survival during major climate and extinction upheavals, resolving the polyploidy paradox.
California
fromwww.nytimes.com
6 days ago

Opinion | Who Should Be the Next Governor of California?

California faces intertwined affordability, housing, insurance, homelessness, family separation, budget cuts, energy costs, water complexity, and climate disasters.
UK news
fromMail Online
6 days ago

Seagull numbers plummet in Britain as birds 'struggle in modern world'

British winter gull numbers have fallen sharply over two decades due to disease, land-use change, and global warming.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 week ago

When the Lawn Becomes the Fuse: How Climate Change Is Rewiring Grass and Wildfire

Invasive annual grasses spread without fire, then increase fire frequency and intensity across the Great Basin and the broader American West.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Weather tracker: Europe braces for swing from Arctic chill to extreme heat

Warmer air surges north into Europe after a rare, prolonged cold spell, driving major temperature swings, thunderstorms, and severe weather.
Agriculture
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Experts sound alarm as North America's bees start swarm season unusually early

Honeybee swarming has begun 17 days earlier, driven by unusually warm conditions, intensifying colony decline pressures and raising questions about climate impacts and management.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Green card for the planet'? Fifa's World Cup is on pace to be a climate catastrophe

The 2026 World Cup is not only the most politically combustible tournament in modern history, but it is also on track to be the most polluting World Cup ever, with total greenhouse gas emissions hitting nearly two times the historical average. Scientists conservatively project that the tournament will generate around 9m tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. Air travel comprises approximately 7.7m tons of this carbon budget, and more than four times that of the average for tournaments held between 2010 and 2022. The researchers note that the worst-case upper estimate for air transport is about 13.7m tons of CO2.
Environment
Agriculture
fromMail Online
1 week ago

How houseplants can keep your home cool this summer

Plants cool homes through transpiration, evaporating water from leaves to remove heat and improve indoor temperatures without fans or air conditioners.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

It's no longer exceptional': Karachi struggles under brutal new reality of extreme heat

In southern Pakistan throughout April and May, temperatures have risen far above seasonal norms. In Sindh, daytime temperatures have frequently crossed 44C to 46C, forcing residents indoors during peak afternoon hours and severely affecting outdoor labourers, transport workers and farming communities. India has also been experiencing intense heatwave conditions in recent weeks, particularly across Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and parts of northern and central India, where temperatures in several cities have crossed 45C.
Public health
fromSnowBrains
1 week ago

The West's Snow Letdown Was a Temperature Story

The problem was colder and more specific than a simple lack of weather: too much of that water failed to become durable mountain snow. That is the signature of a warm snow drought. A dry snow drought is straightforward, the mountains do not get enough precipitation. A warm snow drought is more frustrating for skiers because the atmosphere can still look active. The water shows up, but it arrives as rain, heavy wet snow, or snow that melts too early to build a lasting pack. The mountain gets weather, but the snowpack does not get the full benefit.
Snowboarding
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Crabby 82-Year-Old Politician Attacks 10-Year-Old Child for Thinking Electric Cars Are Cool

“Your request that 'the federal government should give a $5,000 tax rebate for all new electric car purchases' means that the federal government must take that money out of the pockets of hardworking people who may not have the means to buy an electric vehicle in the first place,” Foxx seethed in the letter, posted on social media by the boy's mother.
Right-wing politics
Portland
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 week ago

University of Oregon exhibit highlights Oregon voices in America's 250-year story * Oregon ArtsWatch

America at 250 highlights Oregon’s diverse histories and future challenges through museum collections, expert panels, and climate-focused programming.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

Microbe cities' may solve a key ocean mystery

When marine snow made of dead plankton's shells, fish poop, dust particles, and other debris descends to the ocean floor, it carries atmospheric carbon the plankton used to make their calcite shells. It's one of the ways the ocean stores carbon, helping to keep greenhouse gases from turning the planet into an oversize toaster oven. Yet scientists realized that something has been dissolving those calcite shells and releasing carbon dioxide, reducing the ocean's carbon-trapping capacity.
OMG science
Media industry
fromPoynter
1 week ago

A new documentary explores Democracy Now!'s journalism philosophy: confront power, center the vulnerable - Poynter

Persistent questioning of powerful figures exposes evasions and advances independent, freely shared journalism.
fromState of the Planet
1 week ago

Indonesia May Soon Lose Its Last Glaciers

Asia’s last tropical glaciers can be found near Puncak Jaya, Papua, the highest peak in Southeast Asia. But it is unlikely that they will survive until the end of this decade. Over the past 44 years, the peak has lost 97% of its ice and four of its glaciers. Its remaining two glaciers, Carstensz and the East Northwall Firn glacier, are expected to disappear by 2030, adding Indonesia (alongside Venezuela and Slovenia) to the list of countries that have lost all of their glaciers.
Environment
Writing
fromHigh Country News
1 week ago

The Southwest's superbloom was a beautiful nightmare - High Country News

Desert Southwest blooms out of season, turning seasonal expectations into a prolonged, climate-driven “forever spring” that demands finding ways to live with disruption.
Skiing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Magnus the wandering walrus leaves Scotland for Norway

Magnus the wandering walrus traveled from Orkney across Scotland’s Moray coast, drawing crowds, then was later spotted in Norway, ending his Scottish stay.
Science
fromFast Company
1 week ago

The environmental cost of putting data centers in space

Space-based satellite data centers face environmental risks beyond electricity, including rocket emissions, long-lasting soot, water use, and broader social and ecological impacts.
fromSnowBrains
1 week ago

Swiss Glacier Snowpack Falls 25% Below Average Ahead of Melt Season

The Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network (GLAMOS) is reporting an average snow deficit of 25%, compared to averages from 2010-2020, partly due to a warm and dry month of April this season. Specifically, the regions of Upper Valais, Ticino, and Graubünden are seeing a drastic deficit heading into the summer melt months. Consequently, the protective snow layer is depleting so rapidly, it could be a matter of just weeks before debris and bare ice are exposed, leading to an inevitable accelerated glacier melt and retreat.
Snowboarding
Europe news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Kate's trip to Italy a really significant moment' after cancer recovery

Kate will resume international early-years advocacy after cancer remission, starting with a two-day trip to Reggio Emilia, Italy, to advance her global mission.
fromSnowBrains
1 week ago

The Expanding Ice Inside Mount St. Helens, Washington State's Crater Glacier

Crater Glacier, the world's youngest glacier, sitting at an approximate elevation of 6,526 feet. It is also officially known as Tulutson Glacier, its original Indigenous designation, though the U.S. Board on Geographic Names formally approved the name "Crater Glacier" in 2006.
Snowboarding
Snowboarding
fromSnowBrains
1 week ago

Salt Lake City, UT, Records Lowest Snow Year on Record

Salt Lake City recorded its lowest snowfall on record in 2025-26, and Utah’s snowpack hit a record low, severely impacting skiing, tourism, and Colorado River flows.
Environment
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

River piracy' is draining one of China's biggest waterways

Over 1.7 million years, the Yangtze River has diverted about five billion square meters of water annually from the Yellow River, worsening future shortages.
Agriculture
fromFortune
1 week ago

WFP Chief Cindy McCain warns that the food crisis is a business crisis: 'Feed them now or fight them later' | Fortune

363 million people face acute hunger this year, driven by climate change, conflicts, and funding cuts, requiring streamlined aid and urgent food security action.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The global sand crisis: it's being used up faster than it can be replaced

Sand is sometimes referred to as the unrecognised hero of development, but its essential role in sustaining the natural services on which we depend is even more overlooked. Sand is our first line of defence against sea level rise, storm surges, and salination of coastal aquifers all hazards exacerbated by climate change. The most extracted solid material on Earth, sand is mined to build homes, roads and sea walls in concrete production, building foundations and masonry work.
Environment
Snowboarding
fromSnowBrains
1 week ago

Snowbrains Readers Top 3 Wishes for the Ski Industry Future

Skiing affordability and climate action are the top priorities, with readers seeking lower costs and stronger sustainability efforts over the next decade.
NYC music
fromPortland Mercury
1 week ago

The Mercury's Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for May 11-17 - Portland Mercury

Multiple May events across Portland feature music, comics, memoir performances, and climate-focused textile painting exhibitions.
fromMail Online
2 weeks ago

Dying ancient river sparks fears biblical prophecy may come true

A recent report has warned that the river could disappear by 2040 due to declining water levels and droughts driven by climate change. Satellite data have shown that the Euphrates basin has lost more than 34 cubic miles of freshwater since 2003, roughly 13 million Olympic-sized swimming pools, highlighting the scale of the decline.
History
Cryptocurrency
fromnews.bitcoin.com
2 weeks ago

Gustavo Petro Warns Fossil-Fueled Crypto Mining Will Trigger 'Climate Collapse'

Bitcoin mining should use ecological, green energy sources to avoid fossil-fuel-driven climate collapse.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

In Puerto Rico, coffee growers are in demand

“Iris Rodriguez remembers sleeping on a bed made out of sacks. Her grandfather put it together for her; she slept on it while her family processed coffee in the early hours of the morning, during harvest time. That's one of the memories that made me feel like I belonged and that I was loved by my family, she recalls.”
Coffee
OMG science
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The odds are not in our favour': who sets the Doomsday Clock and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?

Multiple escalating global risks—nuclear conflict, climate change, AI unpredictability, pathogen threats, and weakened preparedness—push humanity closer to catastrophe.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Andy Burnham pulls out of speech amid speculation over Labour leadership challenge

Andy Burnham withdrew from a keynote speech after local elections, with Caroline Simpson replacing him amid speculation about a Labour leadership challenge.
Environment
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

As Global Drought Deepens-Climate Change Kills by a Thousand Cuts

Drought is intensifying and extending due to climate change, combining with extreme heat to threaten crops, water supplies, and public safety worldwide.
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