most invasive species, fire ants. the ants are thought to have entered the country in shipping containers from south america about two decades ago. they pose a threat to people and livestock. joining me now is professor helen roy who is an ecologist at the uk centre for ecology and hydrology. explain to our viewers, what they are and why they are so dangerous? thank you, so, fire ants are small insects and the red imported fire ant originates in south america and it is a species that has spread around the world in a variety of different ways but particularly can be found in soil which is imported in one way or another. and these quite tiny ads can form quite large colonies and they are omnivores, they eat a lot of different things, and particularly they will pray on, for example, seabirds or baby turtles, which are a particular concern in some regions, but also a whole variety of other insects, so they can really change the
should be finding ways of using those assets to help ukraine in its defence of this appalling, illegal russian invasion. thousands of passengers are still waiting for flights at dubai airport after delays caused by the heaviest rain in more than 70 years. and australia is fighting infestation of fire ants, with a potentially devastating impact on the country s health and agriculture. let s round up the business news of the day. let s take a quick look at our top business stories. could iran face yet more economic sanctions after its unprecendent attack on israel at the weekend? that s one of the things being discussed by g7 foreign ministers gathering in italy. iran is already subject to a range of western sanctions,
mulch and soil been transported around the place. but there is around the place. but there is a feeling among critics that the whole system has been a bit of a shambles, and australia has underestimated the threat of fire ants, they have also been detected in the united states, china and japan, in many ways it is a global problem, but this parliamentary enquiry has been investigating the impact of fire ants on the health of australians, agriculture and the environment. i agriculture and the environment. ., ., agriculture and the environment. ., ., environment. i don t want to ut environment. i don t want to put pepple environment. i don t want to put pepple off environment. i don t want to put people off the environment. i don t want to put people off the porridge l environment. i don t want to i put people off the porridge but it is one of the deadlier threats in australia, deadlier than many other creatures? australia is home to so many creatures that can cause you harm, eith
police also contacting 25,000 victims they have identified, given details of how they had been scammed and giving them advice. as for labhost, yesterday this was the moment it was shut down and replaced with this message from the police to the scammers. tom symonds, bbc news. heavy rain has continued to batter gulf states, causing deadly flash floods and causing disruption to flights at the world s second busiest airport. about 300 flights were cancelled at dubai international airport on wednesday, with hundreds more delayed, after the united arab emirates experienced its largest rainfall event since records began 75 years ago. the airport, which serves as a major hub for connecting flights to every continent, is warning recovery will take some time. in australia, a new report is due to be handed down into the spread and threat of one of the world s most invasive species, fire ants. the ants are thought to have entered the country in shipping containers from south america about two dec
well, the main cause was a cut off low pressure weather system. that is a weather system that drew in warm, moist air and blocked other weather systems from coming through, which, of course, led to experts describing this as a very rare rainfall event. but not just that. scientists say this record rainfall is consistent with how the climate is changing in a rapidly warming planet. the air can hold more moisture, which can then fuel storms and increase the intensity of rain. so a powerful weather system and climate change, those scientists say, are the most likely explanations for the severity of the floods we ve seen in the gulf in recent days. not cloud seeding. australia is suffering an infestation of fire ants, with a potentially devastating impact on the country s health and agriculture. the insects are originally from south america but are thought