Thousands of birds killed by fuel oil spill in Kerch Strait
The number of dead and injured birds is estimated at first thousands. Heroic volunteers, veterinarians, and volunteer assistants washed more than 2,000 birds from fuel oil. Environmentalists are not ready to confirm the facts of dolphin deaths from fuel oil pollution, although isolated cases have been discovered in recent days. But the birds rescued after the oil spill died after they were released into the wild. Volunteers believe that the birds should not have been released, since their fat layer was washed away and their thermoregulation was disrupted, so they needed to undergo rehabilitation.
The current year 2024 has broken the heat records of the previous year
NASA considers the summer of 2024 to be the hottest to date. July 22, 2024, was the hottest day on record, according to a NASA analysis of global daily temperature data. July 21 and 23 of this year also exceeded the previous daily record, set in July 2023. These record temperatures are part of a long-term warming trend caused by human activity, primarily greenhouse gas emissions. Crimea recorded its hottest day on record.