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2021-01-02T00:08:48Z

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"We cannot allow wet markets that lead to zoonotic mutations and, in the same way, we cannot allow the West Antarctic ice sheet to collapse", raising sea level an estimated 3.3 metres (10 feet) globally, he said. Harnessing a growing ability to digitally monitor what is happening around the world minute-to-minute - using everything from satellite data to mobile-phone tracking systems - could help provide earlier warnings and greater protection for threatened systems, he said. "The next Wuhan" - the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic emerged - "should be detected much earlier", he said, noting that the global damage caused by the virus "is exactly what can happen" if the Amazon disappears, driving catastrophic climate change. DIVERSIFY AND DUPLICATE To cope with a growing range of threats, human systems need to become more like healthy natural systems - diverse and with plenty of duplication, he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in a telephone interview. 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For instance, global connections mean food surpluses in one place can be used to plug shortages elsewhere - but over-reliance on trade can lead to conflict and hunger if exporting countries decide to keep scarce food at home in an emergency. "This balancing of connectivity is fundamental to resilience," Rockstrom said. 'ZERO NATURE LOSS' Perhaps the surest way to boost resilience and cut human risks is to protect the planet's imperilled natural systems, he said. Already, half of nature on land has been destroyed to make way for agriculture, cities and other human needs, he said. Resources that once felt limitless have become scarce and pressure is rising on what's left. "It seems like we've reached a saturation point on what the planet can cope with," Rockstrom said. That is evidenced in hotter temperatures, melting ice, wilder weather, more forest fires and shifting disease threats, he noted. To change that, scientists are pushing governments to commit to protect 30% of land and oceans by 2030 to help stem climate change and halt biodiversity loss. Doing so would save $5 for each $1 spent in terms of boosting farm and forest yields, improving freshwater supplies, conserving wildlife and fighting planetary warming, economists said in a July paper. "The most clever investment we can make is to keep nature intact," Rockstrom said, calling for a "zero loss of nature" goal alongside emerging net-zero emissions goals. Rethinking how to govern the planet's natural systems - from climate-heating methane locked up in melting Siberian permafrost to Greenland's thinning ice sheets - is a sensitive issue but one that is crucial for humanity's future, he said. "The definition of resilience, at the global level, is to keep the living systems that regulate the state of the planet intact," he added. (Reporting by Laurie Goering @lauriegoering; editing by Megan Rowling. 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How To Enjoy Some Delectable Treats During Thailand Holidays

2021-01-01T13:37:15Z

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Tinder Tests Face To Face Video Chat

2021-01-01T01:09:55Z

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id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"> Tinder is testing a video chat feature. Tinder The dating app Tinder said Wednesday that it'll begin [ testing a new video chat] feature called Face to Face for some users in 13 countries, including the US. Tinder said it aims to make people feel comfortable and in control when using its video chat. For that reason, Face to Face makes sure both people agree to the call. Once you've matched with someone and started to text chat, you have the option to tap on the video call icon in the right-hand corner of chat. For more like this Subscribe to the Mobile newsletter, receive notifications and see related stories on CNET. A video call can be made only when both people enable Face to Face chat and agree to [ Tinder's guidelines], the dating app said. Tinder also said you have the option of [http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/search/index.cfm?term=&disabling%20video&loc=en_us&siteSection=home disabling video] chat at any time. When the call ends, Tinder said, the participants will be asked if they want to have a call with that match again. The dating app will also give the option to report people if they did something inappropriate or against community guidelines. The new feature comes at a time when regular dating spots like restaurants and bars are closed, or open at limited capacity, amid [ the coronavirus pandemic], pushing people [ ] See also [/news/coronavirus-and-tinder-how-nervous-online-daters-are-coping-amid-covid-19/ Coronavirus and Tinder: How nervous online daters are coping amid COVID-19] [/news/9-ideas-to-help-you-virtually-date-while-social-distancing/ Dating during coronavirus: 9 ideas for virtual dates while social distancing] [/news/best-dating-sites-in-2020/ Best dating sites of 2020] In May, parent company Match Group promised the feature in a [ ], saying that the dating app would offer a one-on-one video tool late in the second quarter of this year. Match (which is also owned by Match Group) [ ] of its own in April. Tinder is also testing the feature in Brazil, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-thai-lan-bangkok-pattaya-5-ngay.html tour thái lan giá rẻ] Australia, Spain, Italy, France, Vietnam, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-thai-lan-bangkok-pattaya-5-ngay.html tour đi thái lan] Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Peru and Chile. [#comments Comments] [/topics/mobile-apps/ Mobile Apps] [ Notification on Notification off Mobile]

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2021-01-01T01:09:45Z

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