AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoExtreme Weather: A tornado tore through Marsala in western Sicily, injuring 11, damaging homes and a school, and overturning vehicles. Wildlife Trafficking: Italian officers seized 377 animals, including 300 tortoises and 77 parrots, from a Maltese driver’s car bound for Malta; 76 parrots belonged to protected species. Shipping and Climate: Malta has warned that shipping decarbonisation must not undermine the sector’s competitiveness. Marine Pollution: A satellite study found chronic oil slicks across the world’s oceans, with shipping responsible for most identified discharges and the Mediterranean among the affected regions. Bird Protection: Reports say hunters killed hundreds of migratory birds stranded in Malta after a thunderstorm. Climate: September was the planet’s second-hottest on record, according to climate monitoring agencies.
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