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One in ten species will become extinct within 80 years
today at 12.53 Johanna Sundbeck
The forecasts in two new studies show that the future looks very bleak for animal life on earth, writes TT.
In the best case, we will “only” lose between 10 and 15 percent of all animal species by the turn of the next century – this on the condition that we succeed in curbing the increase in temperature and stopping the destruction of habitats.
If we fail, the losses will be much worse – around 30 percent.
In one study, which is published in Scientific Reports, Japanese scientists have started from the five major mass extinctions that previously affected life on Earth, the first 445 million years ago, and the most recent 66 million years ago when the dinosaurs died out.
The researchers note that four factors determine whether a true mass extinction will take place: severe climate change, deforestation over large areas, severe pollution by mercury, carbon monoxide and carbon particles, and a reduction in sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface.
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Millions worth of cocaine was received – in a juicer
Customs in Germany checked a package with a juicer that was on its way to a Swedish man in his 20s.
Then they found cocaine with an estimated value of two and a half million kroner, reports say P4 Kristianstad.
When the man in his 20s had picked up the package, he was arrested. Now he is charged with serious drug crime and serious drug smuggling.
Lowest gas prices in six months
At Christmas, the prices of natural gas, or fossil gas, were the lowest in six months on the Dutch stock exchange TTF, reports TT.
The price was 83 euros per megawatt hour. It can be compared with when the price was at its highest, in August. At the time, it was 350 euros per megawatt hour.
According to the site Trading Economics, the trend seems to hold for a while into January.
The reasons for the decline are well-filled gas stocks in Europe, mild weather, a lot of wind power and forecasts of higher than normal temperatures in the coming weeks or weeks.
Fire in villa – smoke divers on their way in
There is a fire in a villa in the municipality of Kil.
The alarm came to SOS Alarm at 11.16.
The emergency services are on the scene with five extinguishing vehicles to fight the fully developed fire.
– There is a fire developing in the villa. Smoke divers are on their way in, says an operator at SOS Alarm who is responsible for the rescue region Bergslagen to NWT.
An ambulance is also on site.
According to SOS Alarm, there is a fire in the villa’s kitchen and facade.
There is no information that people should be inside the villa.
No one arrested after Rinkeby shooting
No one has yet been arrested after the shooting death in Rinkeby in northwest Stockholm on Christmas Day.
– We have investigative work that will continue over the weekend, says Towe Hägg, press spokesperson for the police in the Stockholm region.
The police will have an increased resource in the area.
– We continue to follow up information that needs to be checked and talk to those who we think may have information to provide, says Towe Hägg.
Any cameras in the area will also be inventoried.
According to information to Aftonbladet, the man who was shot to death belonged to the criminal network Dödspatrullen. He was also suspected of having tricked “Einar” Grönberg, to the place where the artist was murdered, according to Aftonbladet’s information.
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Crash on E4 west of Kalix – at least one to hospital
Two motorists have collided on the E4 west of Kalix.
Accessibility on the stretch of road is affected, the police write on their website.
At least one person was taken to hospital by ambulance. The extent of the damage is unclear.
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Large protests against blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
On Sunday, thousands of people protested in the city of Stepnakert in the Nagorno-Karabakh region against a blockade that cuts off Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh, reports France 24.
The blockade has been going on for over two weeks and Armenia believes that Azerbaijan is behind it.
The US and the EU have called on Azerbaijan to reopen the road, as the blockade risks having serious humanitarian consequences, writes Reuters.
However, Azerbaijan denies that they are blocking the road, and blames Russian peacekeeping forces.
IF Metall becomes feminist – SD critical
After a change in the charter in December, IF Metall is now a “feminist trade union”.
This means that as elected representatives you must share the union’s values.
Martin Gunnarsson, union secretary for IF Metall, justifies the change in the bylaws with the fact that women are usually treated worse than men in the labor market context.
The new announcement is criticized by the chairman of the labor market committee, Magnus Persson (SD).
– This is something that you invent so that you can still keep thousands of people out, says Magnus Persson, to SVT.
Persson, who was a trade union representative within the LO confederation Byggnad, was forced out because of his political commitment within the Sweden Democrats.
One to hospital after accident on E4
Two accidents have occurred on E4 in Västernorrland county during the morning.
In Ullånger, a car has driven into a center wire and is causing problems in traffic. According to SVT News Västernorrland there is a stop in the traffic in the northbound direction.
In Docksta, south of Örnsköldsvik, a person has been taken to hospital with unclear injuries after an accident between a car and two trucks.
Traffic is being diverted there as a result of the accident.
SMHI and the Swedish Transport Administration warn of slippery road conditions along the entire E4 between Skellefteå and Stockholm.
Avalanche near St Anton ended in Christmas miracle
All the skiers who were missing after the avalanche near St Anton in Austria have come forward, writes TT.
Initially, ten people were reported missing after an avalanche on the 2,700-meter Trittkopf mountain between Lech and Zürs. Both ski resorts are part of the same lift system as St Anton, a place that is well known to many Swedish ski tourists. A large rescue force was deployed.
But now all those who were noted as missing have reported to the authorities. Four people were injured in the avalanche, one of them seriously.
Some had either saved themselves from the masses of snow or were not hit by the avalanche, report among others ORF, Austria’s public service company, and the local news site Voralberger online.
The avalanche was triggered after several days of snowfall in the Alps followed by unusually warm weather on Christmas Day. The local mountain rescue had classified the avalanche danger as high.
Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia after a month at sea
57 Rohingya refugees have floated ashore in a wooden boat with a broken engine on a beach in Indonesia, according to local officials, the BBC reports.
The people are hungry and weak after a month at sea. At least three of them have been taken to hospital, writes the BBC.
“The boat had a broken engine and was traveling with the wind to a beach in Ladong Village in Aceh Besar,” police spokesperson Winardy told AFP, continuing:
– They say they have been out at sea for a month.
Several of them are said to have previously lived in refugee camps in Bangladesh, approximately 1,900 kilometers away.
Over a million Rohingya live in refugee camps in southern Bangladesh. Most fled neighboring Myanmar in 2017 after the military launched a brutal offensive against the ethnic group.
North Korean drone violated South Korean airspace
Warning shots have been fired at North Korean drones on Monday morning, the Korea Times reports.
The drones are said to have violated South Korea’s airspace – including the capital Seoul, writes Reuters.
AFP writes that it is the first time since 2017 that North Korean drones have flown into South Korean airspace.
The country’s transport authority announces that it has stopped air traffic from Incheon and Gimpo at the request of the military. Fighter jets and helicopters must have been deployed.
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Regarding the fire in Orsa. It says that no people were hurt, but how many birds burned inside?
Ollie
Hey Ollie! According to Mora Newspaper there were roughly 150 chickens that unfortunately could not be saved.
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND WISH YOU AT THE EDITORIAL BOARD A HAPPY CHRISTMAS CONTINUATION.
Anthi
Thanks Anthy! Merry Christmas and good luck!
I also had a power outage but a UPS saved Christmas Eve and Donald Duck! Completely pitch black in the house but the TV and internet continued to work!
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Are price increases on food habits reasonable in relation to inflation or are the stores salting the prices to make more profit? Think, for example, butter prices!
Santa
Hey! The Norwegian Institute of Economic Research has investigated this, and concluded that prices did not rise unreasonably much. However, I don’t know how it is with butter, and of course there can be exceptions.
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