内容摘要：Israel accuses Hamas of siphoning off aid but the United Nations and aid groups deny there is significant diversion. The U.N. has rejected Israel’s plan, saying it allows Israel to use food as a weapon, violates human humanitarian principles and won’t be effective.

Israel accuses Hamas of siphoning off aid but the United Nations and aid groups deny there is significant diversion. The U.N. has rejected Israel’s plan, saying it allows Israel to use food as a weapon, violates human humanitarian principles and won’t be effective.

A man walks past plastic waste strewn along at Enggros village beach in Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)A man walks past plastic waste strewn along at Enggros village beach in Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

A study in 2020 found that high concentrations of lead from waste from homes and businesses were found at several points in the bay. Lead can be toxic to humans and aquatic organisms, and the study suggests its contaminated several species that are often consumed by the people of Youtefa Bay.Other studies also showed that populations of shellfish and crab in the bay were declining, said John Dominggus Kalor, a lecturer on fisheries and marine sciences at Cenderawasih University.“The threats related to heavy metal contamination, microplastics, and public health are high,” Kalor said. “In the future, it will have an impact on health.”

A plastic container and rubbish is stuck in mangrove trees at Enggros village in Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)A plastic container and rubbish is stuck in mangrove trees at Enggros village in Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Some of the mangrove areas have been destroyed for development, leading to degradation throughout the forest.

Mangroves can absorb the shocks of extreme weather events, like tsunamis, and provide ecosystems with the needed environment to thrive. They also serve social and cultural functions for the women, whose work is mostly done between the mangroves.Carolyn Baker, a runner who suffered from heatstroke last year, prepares for the Falmouth Walk, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Falmouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Runner Carolyn Baker, who suffered from heatstroke last year, poses for a portrait a day before competing in the Falmouth Road Race, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Falmouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Runner Carolyn Baker, who suffered from heatstroke last year, poses for a portrait a day before competing in the Falmouth Road Race, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Falmouth, Mass. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

The heatstroke that felled Baker last year is a deadly, and climate change is worsening the risk. In the continental U.S., the frequency of dangerously hot days