Global warming threatens cultivation of seaweed

Global warming threatens cultivation of seaweed

NAGOYA, Japan - Seizo Takeuchi, president of the Onizaki fisheries cooperative in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, shows a net devoid of seaweed because ducks have devoured it.

Survey finds 19 pct of Indian households have no sanitation facility

STORY: Survey finds 19 pct of Indian households have no sanitation facility DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the Indian Gatevarious of local householdsvarious of the facilities STORYLINE: India's 5th National Family Health Survey has found that 19 percent of the households in the country are devoid of any sanitation facility with their members practicing open defecation. The latest family health survey report was released by the federal health ministry on Thursday in the western state Gujarat. "Sixty-nine percent of households use an improved sanitation facility that is not shared with other households and 8 percent use a facility that would be considered improved if it were not shared," the report said. "19 percent of households have no facility, which means that the household members practice open defecation." The findings of the report are based on gathered information from 636,699 households across India between 20

The Jikan Falls,Nikko

The Jikan Falls,Nikko

This waterfall is situated about two kilometers upstream from Urami Falls at Arasawa, a tributary of Daiya River. It is reported that Shugakuin Jikan earmarked the waterfall in 1866. Due to recurring floods, it is presently devoid of water. This waterfall is sometimes referred to as Jigan Falls, but this is incorrect, as Jigan refers to Tenkai.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐5‐0]

The Jikan Falls,Nikko

The Jikan Falls,Nikko

This waterfall is situated about two kilometers upstream from Urami Falls at Arasawa, a tributary of Daiya River. It is reported that Shugakuin Jikan earmarked the waterfall in 1866. Due to recurring floods, it is presently devoid of water. This waterfall is sometimes referred to as Jigan Falls, but this is incorrect, as Jigan refers to Tenkai.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number58‐15‐2]

The Jikan Falls,Nikko

The Jikan Falls,Nikko

This waterfall is situated about two kilometers upstream from Urami Falls at Arasawa, a tributary of Daiya River. It is reported that Shugakuin Jikan earmarked the waterfall in 1866. Due to recurring floods, it is presently devoid of water. This waterfall is sometimes referred to as Jigan Falls, but this is incorrect, as Jigan refers to Tenkai.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number55‐25‐2]