Ooof, bad layover location.

“It would be hilarious if it wasn’t so frustrating,” said Forrest Harrington, a US citizen stuck in Dubai. He was only meant to have a layover there on Saturday and was returning to the US from a work trip in India.

https://lite.cnn.com/2026/03/03/politics/americans-stranded-middle-east

#aviation #travel #stranding #iran #war

‘I feel just like a sitting duck’: Americans stranded by war in Middle East express frustration

Americans stranded in the Middle East as the war in the region escalates are speaking out about their frustration and fears as the Trump administration seeks to reassure them that they are working to get them home.

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Vandaag 10 jaar geleden https://sailing-dulce.nl/home/article-4762 #asielzoekers #FransTimmermans #Frontex #stranding #texel #zusterschip Woensdag 27-01-2016 De asielzoekers die op dit moment ons land binnenkomen zijn voor 60% geen vluchtelingen voor oorlog en onderdrukking. Het zijn gelukszoekers uit Noord-Afrika, met name uit Marokko, Tunesië en Algerije. Dat zei eurocommissaris Frans Timmermans deze week. "Zie je wel!', riep de PVV-aanhang, 'Hij heeft gelogen! Hij wist dat al veel eerder maar hij zei het niet..
Een gesprek met beeldend kunstenaar Sara Bjarland over onder andere ‘Stranding’, een groep van zeven bronzen sculpturen die is geïnstalleerd op het eiland Vallisaari bij Helsinki als onderdeel van de Helsinki Biennial 2025.

Te beluisteren op:
www.amsterdamfm.nl/springvossen-560-sara-bjarland

Of via Spotify & Soundcloud
(Alle links in bio)

Foto’s (installatie): Sara Bjarland, ‘Stranding’ (2025). Courtesy: Sara Bjarland & Helsinki Biënnale

#springvossen #sarabjarland #robertvanaltena #stranding #helsinkibiennial #helsinkibienaali #beeldendekunst #hedendaagsekunst #aradiopicture

#Falsekillerwhale #stranding reported near Bremer Bay in southern WA with four believed to have died.

Seven false killer #whales have been reported as #stranded near Bremer Bay on WA's southern coast.

Four of them are believed to have already died, and the remaining three are likely to be euthanased. #auspol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-06/false-killer-whales-found-stranded-bremer-bay-southern-wa/105257640

Authorities work to save false killer whales stranded near Bremer Bay

Four whales have died and wildlife workers are attempting to rescue the remaining three that are beached in the state's south.

ABC News
The legacy of ‘forever chemicals’
A "study was conducted on dolphins stranded on the Victorian coast between 2002 and 2022. Foord says that nearly two-thirds of all specimens, and 90% of the endangered Burrunan, recorded PCB and DDT levels greater than health thresholds, potentially contributing to the deaths of some individuals."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/19/victorias-unique-dolphin-population-threatened-by-legacy-of-forever-chemicals
#pollution #POPs #PCBs #DDT #dolphins #stranding
Victoria’s unique dolphin population threatened by legacy of ‘forever chemicals’

New study finds dolphins, including critically endangered Burrunan, have among the world’s highest levels of chemicals banned decades ago

The Guardian
Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding 2 debuta el 26 de junio en PlayStation – ButterWord

Hideo Kojima anunció en su charla secreto SXSW que el Crimen Stranding 2 de Kojima Productions debutará el 26 de junio de 2025 en PlayStation. Sony además anunció que habrá una publicación de coleccionista (en PlayStation.com, y los pedidos anticipados comienzan el 17 de marzo). Norman Reedus (que interpreta al personaje principal Sam en la […]

ButterWord

Race to save #whales in #Tasmania mass #stranding.

Tasmanian Govt said 157 #falsekillerwhales had beached near #ArthurRiver, in the state’s north west.

Conservation experts & vets at the site estimate about 90 of the animals - which witnesses say include juveniles - are still alive. They are planning an operation to return them to sea. #auspol

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7e38py4geo.

Australia: Scores of false killer whales to be euthanised after mass stranding in Tasmania

Though 90 of the 157 stranded whales survived, they could not be saved due to complex conditions.

***#PROJECTJONAH  #STRANDING UPDATE***

Beaches have been checked this morning & so far there is no sign of the pod which first stranded on Saturday afternoon.

The 2nd pod of 11 #whales, who were found yesterday, have restranded & will be cared for today before a refloat attempt this afternoon.

We welcome help for both these steps - please bring appropriate clothing, footware and wetsuits if you have them for the refloat.

The whales are north of #Pakawau.

#auspol #Aotearoa

Two separate whale strandings in the South Island this weekend.

Iwi, DOC, and #ProjectJonah  teams have been responding to two separate whale #stranding events this weekend in the South Island.

They are #pilot #whales and are a range of ages and sizes.

#auspol #NZpol

https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-releases/2025-media-releases/two-separate-whale-strandings-in-the-south-island-this-weekend

Two separate whale strandings in the South Island this weekend

Iwi, DOC, and Project Jonah teams have been responding to two separate whale stranding events this weekend in the South Island.

Project Jonah  works to deliver essential first aid to stranded or injured marine mammals.

No matter what time of day or how difficult the conditions, they’re ready to offer lifesaving support.

#Project #Jonah run a 24 hour hotline for people to call if they find a whale or dolphin in distress.

Aotearoa call: 0800 4 WHALE (0800 4 94253)

#ProjectJonah #NewZealand #Aotearoa #MarineMammals #Stranding #Whale #Dolphin #Donate

https://www.projectjonah.org.nz/donate/

 Saving whales since 1974

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