Even the worst of us thought to be a reference to abuse scandals in the catholic church. Hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays, as the country battles some of its worst bushfires in years. Now on bbc news, pallab ghosh looks back on how the frontiers of science and space were pushed in 2019 a year shaped by the impact of deforestation and Climate Change, in review 2019 the year in science. This is the year we saw the first ever picture of a black hole and we celebrated one of humanitys greatest achievements. Its one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. There was a new treatment for parkinsons disease. It enabled this woman to walk again. There were also fires raging in australia. Youll need rescueing, wont you . We saw the hottest summers on record across the globe. And Climate Change activist Greta Thunberg had this message for World Leaders. How dare you you have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. What a ye
The weather is making the trip home from christmas than usual. S even more miserabl a massive winter storm barrels east. Snow and ice made for dangerous conditions in mountains of Southern California. Ive never seen it this bad. Reporter a deadly plane crash in kazakhstan. It went down after taking off at Almaty International airport. Reporter a 14yearold wanted for questioning in the murder of tessa majors was released. The day care owner hid children behind a fake wall at her licensed day care facility in Colorado Springs. Nancy pelosi has yesterday to hand over the articles of impeachment to the senate as leaders continue to negotiate the terms of an impeachment trial. She is just flopping to the left. Reporter six people were rescued or freed themselves from the snow when an avalanche hit a ski resort in the swiss alps. All that great goal, scoring lacrosse style. Thats pretty good. Yes, it is. Yes, it is. And all that matters to the end zone, and it is caught for the touchdown. Ea
These welcome drew warned, associate director of policy, office of the Vice President of the United States. [applause] excited to speak to this. First off, i would like to say that space is a top priority of this administration. Through the leadership of the president we have seen remarkable progress in this area. The United States was founded by brave pioneers. Their spirit continues today as america leads humanity into a new chapter of Space Exploration. By combining the efforts of the u. S. Government with the leaders in private industry, we will reach new heights that until recently we could have only dreamed of. As chair of the National Space council, device resident is leading policy development to sustain u. S. Leadership in space and open doors to u. S. Private sector growth. The president ial policy are sparking efforts to put americans back on the moon, unleash commercial use of space, strengthen u. S. Based awareness, space Traffic Management, and stand up u. S. Based force
Back on how the frontiers of science and space were pushed in 2019 a year shaped by the impact of deforestation and Climate Change in review 2019 the year in science. This is the year we saw the first ever picture of a black hole and we celebrated one of humanitys greatest achievements. Thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. There was a new treatment for parkinsons disease. It enabled this woman to walk again. There were also fires raging in australia. We saw the hottest summers on record across the globe. And Climate Change activist Greta Thunberg had this message for World Leaders. How dare you you have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. What a year its been. Welcome to a year in science, where well be looking at the biggest stories of 2019. There was, of course, one issue that dominated. That was Climate Change. Not so long ago, people thought of it as a theoretical issue. But this year, we began to see the impact of a threat thats all too re
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