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Water in part of a river straddling England and Wales has all but disappeared due to the heatwave.
Parts of the upper River Teme in north Herefordshire have completely dried out in the space of just a few days.
More than 500 salmon and trout have been rescued by the Environment Agency, which has worked on sections of the river for more than a week.
The agency said it was continuing to rescue fish on Thursday as further sections had dried out.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-hereford-worcester-44722945


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Hawaii just became the first state to ban certain sunscreens as a measure to protect the state's essential coral reefs.
Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed a bill on Tuesday, July 3, banning the sale of sunscreens containing two chemicals, oxybenzone and octinoxate, believed to harm coral reefs and other marine ecosystems.
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Hawaii just became the first state to ban certain sunscreens as a measure to protect the state's essential coral reefs.
Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed a bill on Tuesday, July 3, banning the sale of sunscreens containing two chemicals, oxybenzone and octinoxate, believed to harm coral reefs and other marine ecosystems.
Mineral sunscreens that use zinc oxide or titanium dioxide to physically block the sun's rays are still allowed.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/hawaii-governor-signs-bill-making-hawaii-the-1st-state-to-ban-sunscreens-that-harm-coral-reefs/70005401


A heatwave rolling through central and eastern Canada has caused the deaths of more than 30 people, with officials warning that the extreme weather conditions are expected to continue for at least another day.
The sweltering combination of heat and humidity, which began on Friday, has been linked by health officials to the deaths of 33 people across southern Quebec.
Philippe Couillard, the premier of Quebec, praised the response of public health officials. “It’s tragic, but whenever there are heatwaves like this – and we will have more of them because of climate change – it is the weak and vulnerable who are affected first,” he said.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/05/canada-heatwave-montreal-deaths


Thai rescuers say 12 boys trapped deep inside a cave complex may be able to walk out, provided the route can be drained before the monsoon showers predicted for the weekend.
A military operation in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex is employing hundreds of industrial pumps to drain the water along the 2.5-mile (4km) path from the entrance to the area where the children and their football coach have been sheltering for 12 days.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/05/rescuers-draining-thai-cave-in-hope-football-team-can-walk-out-before-rains