Is America Any Safer?
Fifteen years ago this September 11, 19 terrorists, using four jetliners as guided missiles, killed 2,977 people—and enveloped the country in fear. It was the first sustained attack on American soil...
View ArticleThe Unnatural Kingdom
IF you ever have the good fortune to see a Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep in the wild, the experience might go like this: On a sunny morning in Yosemite National Park, you walk through alpine meadows and...
View ArticleTrash Talk: Cooke City Cleans Up Garbage, Saves Bears
Photo by Judy Tilly. The press coverage of endangered species management tends to highlight conflicts. “If it bleeds, it leads.” All too rarely we read stories about people coming together to solve...
View ArticleCAUSES OF POLLUTION AND ITS TYPES
INTRODUCTION Air pollution, contamination of Earth’s ecosystem with supplies that interfere with human health, the top quality of lifestyle, or the organic operating of ecosystems (residing organisms...
View ArticleThe Evolution Of Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs And The Bad Boy Family Through...
May 20 2016, 2:35 AM ET Share this article: The launch of VIBE was the definitive introduction of the power of Hip-Hop and culture to move the crowd. Before the Internet, before email, before social...
View ArticleRabbit most likely animal to come in way of landing plane: DGCA
BAREILLY: Rabbits may appear to be tiny, furry and cute, but are, surprisingly, a big risk to flights that have just touched the tarmac. In response to a Right to Information (RTI) query, the...
View ArticleBird-hit awareness through sms
AHMEDABAD: With monsoon set to arrive in the city this weekend, Airports Authority of India (AAI) along with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will roll out awareness campaign through sms to...
View ArticleCampaign to save flights from bird hits
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an attempt to curb the waste menace on the airport premises, the airport authority on Saturday conducted an awareness campaign, 'Keep our City Clean, Save airport from bird...
View ArticleScavenger birds suffer due to improper disposal of garbage
Coimbatore: Improper waste disposal methods have a devastating impact on scavenger birds. Many of these birds get hurt and some even die. Forest officials are hoping to tackle this problem by charting...
View ArticleJet wheel gets stuck in runway crater at Kolkata airport
KOLKATA: Two incidents in a span of 30 minutes affected operations of three flights at Kolkata airport on Friday morning. In the first incident, a GoAir flight bound for Bagdogra was taxiing for...
View ArticleJet wheel gets stuck in runway crater
KOLKATA: Two incidents in a span of 30 minutes affected operations of three flights at Kolkata airport on Friday morning. In the first incident, a GoAir flight bound for Bagdogra was taxiing for...
View ArticleBird-hit fears loom over city airport
AHMEDABAD: With the onset of monsoon, birds have been returning to the city airport in large numbers, increasing the risk of bird-hits. In second half of June, Airports Authority of India (AAI)...
View ArticleWhen bird-scaring can be serious, life-saving business
Sohail Sayed scaring away birds with sound bombs at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Hemant Padalkar dna Fliers to...
View ArticleNew 'dogged' approach to airport safety
Christchurch Airport's newest employee comes with her own water bowl and a kennel to sleep in. Border collie puppy Jet will soon join the ranks at Christchurch Airport, working to scare birds away from...
View ArticleBuffalo on runway: Inspection of walls around all airports
NEW DELHI: A day after 146 people on board a Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight had a narrow escape when a buffalo hit their aircraft at Surat as it was about to take off, the aviation ministry has decided to...
View ArticleAnimals' constant battle against firecracker enthusiasts
As the city gears up to celebrate the festival of lights, animal activists have once again raised an alarm over the rising pollution and high decibel levels due to the bursting of fire crackers during...
View ArticleEco guards raise safety concern for birds
NASHIK: With the recent spotting of some rare and scheduled birds at Gangapur dam, city-based environmental activists have once again raised concerns about the disturbance to them. The activists said...
View ArticleSnowy owl at Reagan National Airport may have taken off
WASHINGTON • A snowy owl that spent the holidays at Reagan National Airport may have moved on with the new year. After a night of reveling and nearby fireworks displays, airport officials reported that...
View ArticleDouble bird hit delay’s international flight by 18 hours
COIMBATORE: The city's international airport witnessed its first major bird hit in the last six months. A double bird hit on the Air Arabia flight that landed in the city early Monday morning, led to...
View ArticleOne bird hit a month grounds aircraft in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: Coimbatore airport has reported at least one bird hit every month over the last year. Bird strikes do not cause many air accidents but they do cause hours of delay and expensive repairs for...
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