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Yemen's Houthi government has indicated that of the sites US war planes bombed one was Cancer Center and another was the pharmacy wing of a major hospital.

Both obvious war crimes.

Striking these cites cause a tremendous civilian deaths while also depriving the community of important resources.

These strikes are likely in response to threats from the Houthis' to resume the full force of their shipping blockade of Israel.

moh.gov.ye/en/news/3607

Thousands of nurdles, which pose a danger to wildlife, have begun to wash up on Norfolk beaches and the surrounding coast

The coastguard said the pellets, made of plastic resin and known as nurdles, were spotted by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and have begun to wash up in melted clumps on beaches in Norfolk and the surrounding coast

>> theguardian.com/business/2025/

#haveri #Pohjanmeri #Muovi
#NorthSea #Shipping #Plastics #Pollution

Even though there was high ice cover over all the Great Lakes this winter, it was effectively just a short blip. Most of the 2025 Great Lakes have been well below average both before and after mid-February. As a result, the St. Lawrence seaway is opening early. The Soo locks Lake Superior-Huron is opening this Fri Mar 21, and the Welland Canal the next day with the top-hat ceremony, along with Montreal-Lake Ontario. 🚢
standard-freeholder.com/news/i
#icebreakers #shipping #GreatLakes #ClimateChange

The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels − and the lightning stopped

<<If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you’ll notice an odd streak of intense lightning activity right over the busiest shipping lane in the world. As it turns out, the lightning really is responding to the ships, or rather the tiny particles they emit.>>

theconversation.com/the-world-

The ConversationThe world regulated sulfur in ship fuels − and the lightning stopped
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“Several martyred, injured in US-UK aggression on Yemeni capital Sanaa”

by Al Mayadeen English

@palestine
@israel
@UKLabour

“The assault comes as Yemen enforces a ban on Israeli ships entering designated zones in response to the Israeli regime's siege on Gaza”

english.almayadeen.net/news/po

#Press #US #UK #Yemen #Assault # #WarCrimes #Israel #Gaza #Genocide #Shipping #Blockade #Labour #Starmer #Warmonger

@grrlscientist There's an investigation underway. Remains to be seen if this was intentional. Russian cargo ships are often not in top shape due to poor maintenance. This could be an incident like the Dali crash in Baltimore, where the vessel lost power and hit the Key Bridge. No one knows yet.
I am not jumping to conclusions.
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