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US: Massive Shelf Cloud Caught on Time-Lapse Video Over Orland Park, Illinois

Severe thunderstorms swept through Chicago on Wednesday, July 16, bringing wind gusts up to 67 mph. The storm caused damage, including downed trees, power outages, and flight disruptions. This video captures a massive shelf cloud looming over the sky in Orland Park.

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Feral goats added to Australia's plan on combating invasive species

STORY: Feral goats added to Australia's plan on combating invasive species SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of native Australian animals: ants, wild ducks, kangaroos, horses, and goats 2. various of Australian flora: golden wattle STORYLINE: The Australian government has added feral goats to its war on invasive species. Tanya Plibersek, minister for the environment and water, on Friday released a new plan to curb the impact of feral goats on Australia's native species. Feral goats are found in every Australian state and territory, where they compete with native animals for food, carry disease and damage ecosystems. According to the federal government, there are over 5.8 million feral goats in the state of New South Wales alone, including in the Blue Mountains National Park, where they damage fragile cliff faces. They can also be found on at least 25 islands in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, whe

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Australia confident in saving Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, Australia - Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt stresses at a press conference in Sydney on Oct. 2, 2014, that his country is confident in saving the Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage site off its northeastern coast, from being registered on a UNESCO list of such sites in danger.

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Sunshine Aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a tank recreating the environment of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia at Sunshine Aquarium, located on the roof of a building in the Sunshine City commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Aug. 1, 2011. The aquarium reopened on Aug. 4 after about a year of renovation.

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Australian conservation group eyes stronger climate change actions to retain beauty of Great Barrier Reef

STORY: Australian conservation group eyes stronger climate change actions to retain beauty of Great Barrier Reef DATELINE: April 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDY RIDLEY, Chief executive of Citizens of the GBR 3. various of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANDY RIDLEY, Chief executive of Citizens of the GBR STORYLINE: Mention the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) nowadays and many people assume the vibrantly colored corals have already been bleached by climate change. However, one of the reef's most enthusiastic custodians has a far more hopeful vision. Andy Ridley, the chief executive of Citizens of the GBR, believes the world's largest reef, which stretches about 2,300 km along the coast of the Australian state of Queensland, remains the "planet's most beautiful marine environment." "A lot of people believe the Great Barrier Reef has already gone, but it actually ha

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Australia confident in saving Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, Australia - Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt stresses at a press conference in Sydney on Oct. 2, 2014, that his country is confident in saving the Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage site off its northeastern coast, from being registered on a UNESCO list of such sites in danger. (Kyodo)

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Sunshine Aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a tank recreating the environment of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia at Sunshine Aquarium, located on the roof of a building in the Sunshine City commercial complex in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Aug. 1, 2011. The aquarium reopened on Aug. 4 after about a year of renovation. (Kyodo)

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Great Barrier Reef

File photo taken Oct. 9, 2016, shows corals in the Great Barrier Reef in waters off the northeastern coast of Australia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The Great Barrier Reef

File photo shows the Great Barrier Reef off the northeastern coast of Australia in December 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Great Barrier Reef

File photo taken in October 2016 shows coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, a World Heritage Site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Global warming threat to Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, Australia - A photo released July 6 by Greenpeace shows divers checking coral bleaching at Australia's World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef. Greenpeace said in a report that global warming may cause large tracts of the reef to die from coral bleaching within 30 years.

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Global warming threat to Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, Australia - A photo released July 6 by Greenpeace shows divers checking coral bleaching at Australia's World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef. Greenpeace said in a report that global warming may cause large tracts of the reef to die from coral bleaching within 30 years.