Six may have been killed by poison in Bangkok hotel
Six people have been found dead in a hotel in the Thai capital, Bangkok, reports Reuters.
According to the Thai newspaper Matichon, police sources state that the six people appear to have been killed by some type of poison. All victims are citizens of Vietnam. Two are also said to have American citizenship.
According to Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who personally visited the crime scene on Tuesday evening Swedish time, the police have found "suspicious substances" in drinks in the hotel room.
Six people have been found dead in a hotel in the Thai capital, Bangkok, reports Reuters.
According to the Thai newspaper Matichon, police sources state that the six people appear to have been killed by some type of poison. All victims are citizens of Vietnam. Two are also said to have American citizenship.
According to Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who personally visited the crime scene on Tuesday evening Swedish time, the police have found "suspicious substances" in drinks in the hotel room.
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Climate threatGlobal challenges
Study: The climate crisis is making the days longer
The melting polar ice caps slow the Earth's rotation and make the days longer by redistributing water to the equatorial oceans and changing the shape of the planet. This is shown by a new study according to The Guardian.
It's about milliseconds, but can still affect internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS navigation, all of which depend on accurate time measurements.
- We can see man's impact on the earth, not only locally such as with temperature changes, but on a fundamental level such as how the planet moves and rotates in space, says co-author Benedikt Soja at ETH Zurich.
The study is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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The heat wave in the USA
Father and daughter got lost on a hike - died in the heat
A man and his daughter were found dead this weekend during a hike in Canyonlands National Park in Utah, USA, several media outlets write. They got lost and the temperature was around 40 degrees.
52-year-old Albino Herrera Espinoza and 23-year-old Beatriz Herrera were going on a 13-kilometer hiking trail when they got lost. They sent an emergency text to 911 saying they were lost and the water was out. When emergency personnel reached the couple, they were dead.
Another death is reported as a result of the heat in Utah this weekend. A 30-year-old woman who was hiking was found dead in Snow Canyon, according to local authorities.
Large parts of the United States are plagued by very high temperatures, the weather agency NWS wrote in a statement yesterday that 150 million people are threatened by extreme heat.
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"Megafire" rages in Oregon - state of emergency declared
Right now, eight major forest fires are raging in Oregon in the western United States. The largest, the Cow fire, has exceeded 100,000 acres and is thus categorized as a "megafire", writes NBC News.
It is very hot and dry in the area and strong winds have contributed to making the situation more difficult. Yesterday, however, the wind subsided, which gave the rescue service hope of fighting the fires.
Governor Tina Kotek has declared a state of emergency in Oregon and the state of emergency was extended yesterday.
Right now, eight major forest fires are raging in Oregon in the western United States. The largest, the Cow fire, has exceeded 100,000 acres and is thus categorized as a "megafire", writes NBC News.
It is very hot and dry in the area and strong winds have contributed to making the situation more difficult. Yesterday, however, the wind subsided, which gave the rescue service hope of fighting the fires.
Governor Tina Kotek has declared a state of emergency in Oregon and the state of emergency was extended yesterday.
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