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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
    MEGA180732_009.jpg
  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: You ORCA look behind you, this incredible photo shows a diver seemingly just yards from a feeding killer whale. Norwegian teacher Svein Aasjord, 44, his wife, and three boys, live in a fjord called Kaldfjord, in northern Norway close to the city of Tromsø - 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As well as living in one of the stunning coastal inlets Norway is famous for, the Aasjord family also live in one which is a popular hunting channel for whales feeding on herring. Each winter millions and millions of herring feed along the Norwegian coast in rich cold-water currents. Heading north to meet them is one the largest gatherings of orca and humpback whales on earth ready to feast on the bounty. In open water the whales stand little chance against the fast-moving shoals of herring, but by herding the tiny fish into fjords the whales create hundreds of ‘bait balls’ trapping the fish at the surface before going in for the kill. Sometimes the Aasjord family’s local Kaldfjord can be literally full of herring and large numbers of orca and humpbacks hunting them. The action has been so close to the house that Svein has been able to take photographs from inside his own property. These stunning photographs are just some Svein has been able to take over the years, including some breath-taking shots of his friends SWIMMING with the hunting orcas. Svein said: “All the people that have seen that picture tell me ‘he’s going to die in the next moment’. “I shouted to my friend ‘look over here’, because I wanted him to be looking at me when one of the big males was behind him. The whale of course was not up for the diver at all, he was just up for air. “The diver is a friend of mine, he and his girlfriend are experienced divers, they are not professional divers but they dive all the time. “We shut off the engine, as I am very strict when it comes to not disturbing the whales because they are feeding and I don’t want to interfere with their live
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Great white sharks have mysteriously vanished from one of their most popular hunting grounds in South Africa leaving tourism bosses baffled as to what has driven away one of their biggest money spinners. Theories include a fear of Orca's who have been targeting the apex predators tearing them open to eat their fatty livers as well as pollution, climate change and over fishing of much of the great whites natural prey. Between 2010 and 2016 shark spotters recorded an average of 205 great white sightings a year in False Bay which is a 600 square mile section of the Atlantic Ocean near tourist hot spot Cape Town. In 2018 they were only 50 sightings of the deadly predators made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and so far this year not a single one of the much-feared great white shark has been spotted. And it has been two years since the Shark Spotters Applied Research Programme has picked up a signal from any of the great white’s that had been tagged by scientists and were resident in False Bay. This comes after 5 great white sharks were washed up along the South African coastline in 2017 with gaping wounds on their side with their livers having been bitten out by two killer whales in the area. The killer whales bite a large slit in the side of the great whites after attacking as a pair and then suck out the fatty liver which is 600lb meat delicacy in a phenomenon that has only recently been discovered. The two Orca’s responsible – known as Port and Starboard as their dorsal fins hang to the left on one and to the right on the other – spurned their natural prey like seals having developed a taste for shark. The great whites population in False Bay sea to be taking no chances and have moved to new hunting grounds away from Seal Island but it is hoped that they will in time return to their usual hunting ground. The City of Cape Town said: ”Great white sharks have been noticeably absent from False Bay during 2019 prompting questions as to when t
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Alek Wek addresses thew General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Actor Ben Stiller, a UNHCR supporter, addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Actor Ben Stiller, a UNHCR supporter, addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Actor Ben Stiller, a UNHCR supporter, addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Ben Stiller takes steps to the podium in General Assembly Hall. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Alek Wek (left) and Emi Mahmoud (right) listen to the Secretary-General's remarks. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - UN officials accept the petition of over a million names collected as part of the #WithRefugees campaign. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Emi Mahmoud addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - President of the General Assembly Peter Thomson offers his remarks. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offers his remarks to the Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Ben Stiller converses with Alek Wek (left_) and Yiech Pur Biel (right) after the ceremony. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Ben Stiller converses with Alek Wek (left_) and Yiech Pur Biel (right) after the ceremony. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Alek Wek addresses thew General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Yiech Pur Biel addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Emi Mahmoud addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Alek Wek addresses thew General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Yiech Pur Biel addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Alek Wek addresses thew General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Alek Wek addresses thew General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Actor Ben Stiller, a UNHCR supporter, addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Alek Wek (left) and Emi Mahmoud (right) listen to the Secretary-General's remarks. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Actor Ben Stiller, a UNHCR supporter, addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Ben Stiller takes steps to the podium in General Assembly Hall. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Emi Mahmoud addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - President of the General Assembly Peter Thomson offers his remarks. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Ben Stiller converses with Alek Wek (left_) and Yiech Pur Biel (right) after the ceremony. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offers his remarks to the Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Emi Mahmoud addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Alek Wek addresses thew General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Emi Mahmoud addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - President of the General Assembly Peter Thomson offers his remarks. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offers his remarks to the Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Ben Stiller converses with Alek Wek (left_) and Yiech Pur Biel (right) after the ceremony. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - Actor Ben Stiller, a UNHCR supporter, addresses the General Assembly. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 16, 2016 - New York, NY, United States - UN officials accept the petition of over a million names collected as part of the #WithRefugees campaign. Three days before the opening of the United Nations high-level Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Migrants and Refugees (September 19), Actor Ben Stiller and former refugee celebrities presented a petition from the #WithRefugees campaign to the UN.  On behalf of the UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi participated in the event. (Credit Image: © Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • June 4, 2017 - MüNchen, Bayern, Germany - Pro-EU demonstrators with the Frankfurt-based Pulse of Europe #pulseofeurope demonstrated in Munich the day after coordinated, suspected terror attacks that took place in London, England the night before.  There was little spoken of the London terror attacks, outside of a few sentences by John Friedmann, grounder of the Munich chapter after which the music and dancing program resumed.  Post-Brexit Britain has been a target of negative commentary by the Pulse of Europe movement..The Pulse of Europe movement was created to unify Europe and raise the voice of pro-EU supporters in the face of riding populism and right-radicalism.  Despite this, Pulse of Europe has explicitly welcomed Pegida members and right-radicals, as well as being criticized for what appears to be “left-populism” that attempts to generate European unity through the channeling and normalization of the hatred of Russia, Turkey, post-Brexit Britain, and the United States.  Further criticisms blast the large amount of program materials being based on the United States and Trump and lack of concrete discussion based on Europe. (Credit Image: © Sachelle Babbar via ZUMA Wire)
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Even for a nation known for eye-popping rates of urbanization, what has happened along China's Pearl River Delta (Zhu San Jiao)<br />
over the past few decades is extraordinary.<br />
In 1988, an interlacing network of rivers and streams flowed through fertile alluvial soils full of rice paddies, wheat fields, mulberry orchards, and fish ponds. At that time, the region was mostly rural, with a population of roughly 10 million people scattered between several medium-sized cities, including Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Foshan, and Dongguan. Nearly three decades later, these cities have grown so rapidly that they have merged into an interconnected megalopolis with a population (42 million) greater than that of Australia, Argentina, or Canada.<br />
The satellite images above illustrate the dramatic growth. The bottom image was acquired by the Thematic Mapper on Landsat 5 on November 24, 1988; the top image was acquired by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 on November 16, 2014. Rural areas - mainly farmland and forest - appear green. Urban areas are gray and white. Turn on the comparison tool to slide between the two images, and download the large images to observe the changes on a much finer scale.<br />
If taken as one entity, the Pearl River Delta region has overtaken Tokyo as the world's largest urban area - by size and population - according to an analysis of satellite and demographic data published by the World Bank. Between 2000 and 2010, the Pearl River Delta's urban spaces - defined as areas where the built environment covered more than 50 percent of the landscape in a given pixel - had expanded from 4,500 square kilometers to 7,000 square kilometers. (In 2010, Tokyo had a population of about 32 million people and covered about 5,600 square kilometers.) In the study, researchers used satellite data collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and land cover data from the Landsat program. They also used demographic data pr
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - An Iraqi Army engineer defuses a suicide belt found in a local house in the recently liberated town of Bartella, a mainly Christian town. With a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, the town was liberated two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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In the 1980s, the landscape around Al<br />
Ain - a small city in the United Arab Emirates - was dominated by the colors of the Arabian desert: tan, orange, and brown. Three decades later, green is the color that is difficult to ignore.<br />
The Thematic Mapper on Landsat 5 acquired the top image on April 29, 1984. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 acquired the lower image on July 24, 2015. Turn on the image comparison tool to slide between the two images.<br />
In 1984, green areas were mostly limited to the large oasis in the historic center of the city. By 2015, several new parks, farms, nature preserves, and palace gardens had emerged, particularly to the south and west of the city. As noted in one recent study, the city now contains 12 million square meters of green space - an average of 32 square meters (344 square feet) per resident, more than any other city in the Arab world. The population has expanded rapidly as well, rising from about 50,000 people in 1975 to more than 630,000 in 2012. The expansion of urban areas - gray in the images - has primarily proceeded westward from the city center due to an abundance of open space and the presence of transportation, water, and power infrastructure.<br />
Green Mubazzarah is one of the most noticeable new green spaces. Located south of the city, at the base of a 1,200-meter mountain called Jebel Hafeet, the park is irrigated by underwater springs. Several other sprawling expanses of green have grown up along the outskirts of the city, including the Al Rawdha and Al Maqam palaces and several farms. One of the largest farms in the city, operated by Al Foah, produces dates on 1,320 hectares.<br />
Although Al Ain's climate is quite arid, the presence of a large oasis along the eastern edge of the city has made greening the city possible. While most cities in the United Arab Emirates have seen water tables fall significantly as consumption increases, groundwater levels have instead risen in some
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  • Terrasar-X image of Mexico City. Mexico City, or City of Mexico is the capital and most populous city of Mexico. As an 'alpha' global city, Mexico City is one of the most important financial centers in the Americas. It is located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de Mexico), a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 metres (7,350 ft). The city consists of sixteen municipalities (previously called boroughs). Greater Mexico City population is 21.2 million people.
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - A chapel in the Mart Shmony Church, ransacked by Islamic State militants, is seen in the Iraqi town of Bartella...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - Iraqi Army  Counter Terrorism soldiers relax in the Iraqi Town of Bartella...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - A mural defaced by Islamic State militants is seen outside the Mart Shmony Church in Bartella, Iraq...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - An Iraqi Army Humvee races along a recently liberated stretch of  the Erbil to Mosul highway...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - A Humvee utility vehicle, modified with extra armour by its former Islamic State owners, is seen on a street whilst it waits repairs by the Iraqi Army in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - An Iraqi Army engineer holds the detonators to a suicide belt he defused after being found in a local house in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - A mural defaced by Islamic State militants is seen outside the Mart Shmony Church in Bartella, Iraq...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - Two Iraqi Army counter terrorism soldiers travel on the back of an armoured Humvee in the recently captured Iraqi town of Bartella...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - Two Iraqi Army counter terrorism soldiers travel on the back of an armoured Humvee in the recently captured Iraqi town of Bartella...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - A chapel in the Mart Shmony Church, ransacked by Islamic State militants, is seen in the Iraqi town of Bartella...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - Iraqi Army  Counter Terrorism soldiers relax in the Iraqi Town of Bartella...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - Iraqi Army  Counter Terrorism soldiers take relax in the Iraqi Town of Bartella...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - An Iraqi Army Humvee races along a recently liberated stretch of  the Erbil to Mosul highway...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - An Iraqi Army engineer holds the detonators to a suicide belt he defused after being found in a local house in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - An Islamic State improvised rocket launcher stands in the vandalised grave yard at the Mart Shmony Church in Bartella, Iraq...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - An over grown and bomb damaged street is seen in the recently liberated town of Bartella, Iraq...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • October 23, 2016 - Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq - An Iraqi Army Counter Terrorism trooper stands guard near a statue defaced by Islamic State militants at the Mart Shmony Church, in Bartella, Iraq...Bartella, a mainly Christian town with a population of around 30,000 people before being taken by the Islamic State in August 2014, was captured two days ago by the Iraqi Army's Counter Terrorism force as part of the ongoing offensive to retake Mosul. Although ISIS militants were pushed back a large amount of improvised explosive devices are still being found in the town's buildings. (Credit Image: © Matt Cetti-Roberts/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)
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  • Story of the Week zReportage.com: Launched TUESDAY March 24, 2020 on www.zReportage.com Story #729: The BIG EMPTY: Stay-at-Home, Save the Human Race! The Brooklyn Bridge opened May 24, 1883, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn Boroughs of Metropolitian New York City, one of the biggest cities in the world for last two centuries. 6,000+ pedestrians and 3,000+ cyclists cross it on a average day. As the Stay-at-Home edicts have come down to protect spread of coronavirus COVID-19, this lone woman has it mostly to herself. Wearing a medical mask for protection and a red wool cap to stay warm, on a brisk spring day and a hoodie with NEW YORK largely emblazon on it, sporting a symbolic yellow cautionary background. Tourist hotspots and high population destiny workspaces public spaces around the world are deserted due to COVID-19, with several major cities under total lockdown. In cities not under lockdown, social distancing measures are being heavily encouraged. ZUMA Press sent its photojournalists out to span the globe and Tell This Story That Needed to be Told: THE NEW NORMAL: A Story of Daily Life in Pandemic Times. ZUMA Press photographers contributing to this global coverage reportage series, are among others: Adrien Vautier, Alberto Pezzali, Andy Barton, Anton Novoderezhkin, Aristides Vafeiadaki, Armin Weigel, Bernd Thissen, Claudio Furlan, David Crane, David Powell, Dirk Shadd, Dirk Waem, Gene Blevins, Giuseppe Fama, Greg Lovett, Jeff Gritchen, Joel Marklund, John Nacion, Kuba Stezycki, Laporta Salvatore, Lev Radin, Marechal Aurore, Markus Scholz, Mirco Toniolo, Naoki Nishimura, Paul Kuroda, Petit Francis, Rod Lamkey, Scott Varley, Valery Sharifulin, Vanessa Carvalho, Zahim Mohd. (Credit THIS Image: © John Nacion Starmax/Newscom via ZUMA Press)
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  • September 9, 2017 - Atlantic Ocean, U.S. - Image Released Today: Meteorologists struggled to find the right words to describe the situation as a line of three hurricanes, two of them major and all of them threatening land brewed in the Atlantic basin. Forecasters were most concerned about Irma, which was on track to make landfall in densely populated South Florida on September 10 as a large category 4 storm. Meanwhile, category 2 Hurricane Katia was headed for Mexico, where it was expected to make landfall on September 9. And just days after Irma devastated the Leeward Islands, the chain of small Caribbean islands braced for another blow, this time from category 4 Hurricane Jose. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured the data for a mosaic of Katia, Irma, and Jose as they appeared in the early hours of September 8, 2017. (Credit Image: © NASA/ZUMA Wire)
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  • zReportage.com Story of the Week # 641 -  Hurricane Harvey - Launched Sept. 6, 2017 - Full multimedia experience: audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Hurricane Harvey could be the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history with a potential price tag of $190 billion, according to a preliminary estimate from private weather firm AccuWeather. Hurricane Harvey dumped 33 trillion gallons of water in the U.S. Its blistering winds destroyed buildings, boats and homes standing in its path. At least 33 people have been killed in eastern Texas since the storm hit. Parts of Texas have been hit by more than 51in of rainfall since Hurricane Harvey landed on 25 August, setting new rainfall records for the contiguous-US. Large areas of Houston, the fourth most populous city in the US, remain under water. More than 10,000 rescues have been made so far, with neighbors and strangers stepping in to help in unprecedented numbers. Almost 325,000 people have registered with Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster assistance. No one knows how many people are in shelters, just that more are expected. (Credit Image: ? Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News/zReportage.com via ZUMA Wire)
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