Muir speaks to the crowd,
Ulster Farmers' Union fades,
New policies take root.
Ulster Farmers' Union fades,
New policies take root.
The Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir says he will continue to engage with the Ulster Farmers' Union.
Category: Science
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Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level
Romania's bright light,
Cernavodă stands silent,
Danube's flow recedes.The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.
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Cloudy skies lead to mixed fortunes for Scotland’s eclipse hunters
Clouds shroud the skyline,
Scotland's eclipse watchers gasped—
Moments of shadows.Scotland's best chance of seeing a solar eclipse in 27 years left some disappointed, though there were moments of magic.
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Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria – but the ‘Vulture King’ is fighting to reverse the trend
Vultures fade in flight,
Nigeria's 'Vulture King' fights,
Restoring nature.Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle.
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Generations of fish ‘wiped out’ after pollution incident
Kilkeel River bleeds,
Pollution sweeps through the depths—
Fish vanish, lost lives.The Department of Environment said 5km of the Kilkeel River in the Mournes area was impacted.
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British driver who broke sound barrier sets new speed record
Andy Green speeds forth,
Hydrogen roars at 406—
Britain's record set.Andy Green set the fastest time ever recorded in a hydrogen-powered car, reaching 406mph (654km/h).
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Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low
Eclipse day approaches,
UK crowds rush for glasses,
Shops empty their stocks.Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.
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‘We’ve had a lot of close calls’: Canada wildfire evacuees wonder if they still have homes
Okanagan burns bright,
Twelve thousand flee the flames' grip—
Homes lost in the ash.More than 12,000 people have been forced to evacuate and some homes have been lost after a wildfire tore through Canada's picturesque Okanagan region.
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China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives
Typhoon Dolphin roars,
A million in China flee,
Shanghai braces for rain.Typhoon Dolphin has made landfall, bringing strong winds and heavy rain across eastern China including Shanghai.
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Most of sun to be eclipsed across island of Ireland
Across Ireland's sky,
a deep eclipse takes its stage—
Perseids follow.Skywatchers are set to witness two major celestial events next week, with a deep partial solar eclipse followed by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.