Corona News Topics of note for today: Trade Agreements: The African Continental Free Trade Area originally scheduled to be implemented on 1 July has been delayed due to the coronavirus. The U.S., Canada and Mexico are sticking with their implementation of the USMCA agreement on 1 July. Environmental Policy: While bailing out her nation’s fossil fuel industry, German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to raise the EU’s 2030 emissions reduction target to between 50-55 percent. Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom has suspended his state’s bottle recycling and ban on single-use bags. Gauging the Recovery: IHS Markets says the U.S. economy will return to its pre-crisis GDP level in 6-7 quarters, versus the 14 quarters i...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and includes the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated.[3] The most common English names are...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.