71% of the earth’s surface is covered by the ocean
The ocean is responsible for the water cycle, which affects our weather
The ocean absorbs 30% of the carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere by human activity
The real map of Ireland has a seabed territory ten times the size of its land area
The ocean is the support system of our planet.
Over half of the oxygen we breathe was produced in the ocean
The global market for seaweed is valued at approximately €5.4 billion
· Coral reefs are among the oldest ecosystems in the world at 230 million years
1.9 million people live within 5km of the coast in Ireland
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Poetry in Arlington is quite literally on the move. The six winners of Arlington’s 22nd annual MOVING WORDS Poetry Competition have their poems printed on colorful placards displayed aboard Arlington Transit ARTBus vehicles, enlivening the ride for thousands of commuters.
The six winning poets were juried by Arlington’s 2nd Poet Laureate, Holly Karapetkova, who also will have a poem displayed. The winners were chosen from a field of 211 poems submitted by 85 poets from the D.C. area. Printed on colorful placards and displayed prominently inside Arlington Transit’s ART Buses between February and September, their poems will be seen by thousands of riders. Each winner also will receive a $250 honorarium.
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“It’s complicated. There are lots of things that can affect how well we control transmission. But, you know, we can be hopeful that over the summer, it will be harder for transmission to take place. And so restrictions can ease, by virtue of the weather being better, and all that,” Roberts said.
But there are lots of other factors that play a role as well and so it’s likely that until significant portions of the world’s population are vaccinated, we’re going to be struggling for a while longer with this virus.
She said she believes it is “likely that it probably will be seasonal”, but that it would “take another year” to determine.
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FactCheck: No, the lack of hospitalisations from flu is not because cases are mistakenly being diagnosed as Covid-19
The claim goes against what medical and scientific experts have observed in Ireland and other countries around the world. By Anthony King Saturday 23 Jan 2021, 12:05 AM Jan 23rd 2021, 12:05 AM 46,344 Views 0 Comments
A CLAIM SHARED on Twitter and Facebook says that the lack of deaths and hospitalisations from flu is because cases are being diagnosed as Covid-19 instead.
The theory has been propagated by Niall Boylan, a presenter at Classic Hits radio station.
In a post on Twitter in recent weeks, which has also been shared widely on Facebook, Boylan wrote that “we would normally have thousands hospitalised and many influenza related deaths [at this point of the year], yet this year we have none at all