Astronomy arguably the first science cultivated by humans is in some danger Light Pollution from cities obscures the stars. And if you go astronomers and astrophysicists were the first to identify the danger of losing the night sky society wasnt aware of the importance of preserving that sky people thought astronomers were the only ones interested for scientific or personal reasons the nine is the most with us as is the end though we may be witnessing the end of dark nights. In the cities are excessively illuminated where you both are not. The observatory is about to move farther and farther away to increasingly remote settings. With the most remote those. Quality of the sky. If you discover in the middle of it some skies look beautiful whats that about the of but its not guaranteed theyll stay that wife is the light and the starlight certifications ensure that there are regulations that will keep the skies so dark that people can enjoy the skies. The Canary Islands is the birthplace o
They set up small medical base camps at various levels along the shaft, providing Dickey an opportunity to rest during the slow and arduous extrication.
them any information from the hillside back to them. how did it feel when you were on the last stretch of thatjourney? the last stretch of the journey was actually a really, really good experience. you enjoyed it? almost. in a funny kind of way, i did. i ve done that trip before but not on a stretcher but as a caver. so, i knew when the difficult bits were done and when were on the home stretch, and once we were on the home stretch, there was a sense of relief, even though i wasn t out of the cave yet, essentially, because i knew it was ours to lose at that point. because that last stretch is the most difficult piece of cave and is reasonably spacious. there were masses of people, i will probably never see that many people in a cave again. probably never see that many people in a cave again- in a cave again. after 54 hours underground in a cave again. after 54 hours underground and in a cave again. after 54 hours underground and being - in a cave again. after 54 hours underground
sort of tight knit bond between between cavers. so it doesn t surprise me that they achieved what they achieved. so we ve got rope set up 30 metres. despite his injuries, george says he will return to caving. and to show his gratitude, he s training tojoin the team who rescued him. george joining us as a team member, i think that s tremendous. you know, he is an experienced caver. he understands a bit about rescue from the receiving end. i think that would be a real asset to us in that respect. but i think it shows his determination, really, that it s not enough we ve rescued him when he can go back to his caving. he wants to get involved, give something back and actually be one of those that rescues others. i think that s fantastic. i m a caver and i m a diver, and it s what i do. it s what makes me happy. and, you know, i know that whilst something bad did happen to me, the chances of it happening
of around £40 million. a royal mail spokesperson says it s currently discussing the changes with trade unions representing its staff. three children and two adults have been taken to hospital after a double decker bus hit a shop in north east london. police said it happened at around 20 past eight this morning. labour mayor of london sadiq khan said his thoughts were with those affected by the terrible incident . the caver trapped in the brecon beacons in what became britain s longest cave rescue has been reunited with the volunteers that saved his life. george linnane broke his leg, jaw and ribs in a fall underground and was stuck there for sa hours before 300 caving volunteers from all over the uk worked together to rescue him. george is now training to join a rescue team, as hywel griffith reports. did you think that you might not survive? honestly? yes, at times. i sort of flipped between two states. there was the, i m going to fight this thing and i m going to survive state, w