For some remote Canadian wildfires, best and fastest option is sending in the smokejumpers
As more than 900 fires burn in a Canadian fire season that has periodically pushed dangerous smoke south into the U.S. and even far east to Europe, one province โ British Columbia โ relies on smokejumpers to help fight the blazes.
Scientists in US and Canada set to battle murder hornets
โThe Asian giant hornet is not supposed to be here." Initial findings indicate the hornets found in the U.S. were linked to hornets in South Korea, while those in British Columbia were linked to hornets found in Japan, Spichiger said. Asian giant hornets, an invasive pest not native to the U.S., are the worldโs largest hornet and a predator of honey bees and other insects. A small group of Asian giant hornets can kill an entire honey bee hive in a matter of hours. Asian giant hornets can deliver painful stings to people and spit venom.
Study shows direct cash transfers may help solve homelessness
VANCOUVER, British Columbia โ A recent study concluded that cash transfers provided to recently homeless individuals had a direct impact on financial stability and provided relief to the shelter system by empowering individuals. The organization calculated that, on average, the cash transfer recipients saved the shelter system $8,100 per person over the course of the year for a total savings of $405,000. Claire Williams, CEO of Foundations for Social Change, said the organization wanted to illustrate the viability of direct cash transfers to impact change. โOur research shows that cash transfers allowed people to access housing faster, improving stability and lowering the risk of trauma.โJiaying Zhao, the studyโs principal investigator and a UBC professor, said that the study was based on people who received direct cash transfers and individuals who did not receive outside support. โTo receive a direct cash transfer, participants had to meet criteria that showed no misuse or abuse of substances,โ Zhao said.
AP Was There: Don Schollander wins 4 gold medals in swimming
EDITORS NOTE With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. It looks at the four gold medals won in swimming by American Don Schollander a record at the time and three gold and a silver by fellow American Sharon Stouder. Pair Big Fish At Tokyo-By JIM BECKER-Don Schollander and Sharon Stouder made quite a swimming team all by themselves. They won seven gold medals and one silver between them in the Tokyo Olympics, and each wound up by swimming on a winning relay team in the windup Sunday night. Schollander, 18, from Oswego, Ore., is the first man to win four gold medals in Olympic swimming.