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Vital to a clean world, scavengers left to plead for vaccine

Apr 5, 2021

The scavengers wait patiently for a dump truck to tip the trash on the summit of the landfill outside New Delhi. Armed with plastic bags, they plunge their bare hands into the garbage and start sorting it. Every day, more than 2,300 tons of garbage is dumped at the landfill at Bhalswa that covers an area bigger than 50 football fields, with a pile taller than a 17-story building. And every day, thousands of these informal workers climb the precarious slopes to pick through what can be salvaged. They are among the estimated 20 million people around the world — in rich nations and poor — who are pivotal in keeping cities clean.

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Japan's famous cherry blossoms bloom early as climate warms

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Apr 1, 2021

Japan's famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any time since formal records started being kept nearly 70 years ago, with experts saying climate change is the likely cause. Japan's favorite flower, called "sakura," used to reach their peak bloom in April, just as the country celebrates the start of its new school and business year. Yet that date has been creeping earlier and now most years the blossoms are largely gone before the first day of school.

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Bird in a Tree

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May 16, 2018

This Osprey stared right at a drone and didn't blink.

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A Wild Chicken on a Beach

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Mar 10, 2021

Wandering around on a beach, looking for food for his family.

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A heron flying over the ocean

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Feb 7, 2021

This was cropped from a much larger photo, but there was lots of sunlight, so it still looks pretty sharp. Taken near Santa Claus beach in Summerland, CA.