Hikers lost in Kosciuszko national park rescued within five hours by AI drone

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Fire and Rescue NSW uses thermal imaging and a mobile phone red light to quickly locate men who veered off walking track near Jindabyne

Two hikers who veered off a walking track in Kosciuszko national park have been found within five hours using a drone powered by artificial intelligence, a first-of-its-kind mission, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has said.

The two men, aged in their 20s, were reported missing at 7pm on Tuesday evening after they failed to return to a rendezvous point on time.

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Snow and ice on Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate amid heatwave, expert says

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Accumulation on Switzerland’s glaciers from last winter expected to all be gone by Monday amid ‘enormous’ melt rates across Alps

Swiss glaciers are set to lose an enormous amount of ice due to the heatwave battering Europe, according to the head of Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (Glamos).

The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland’s glaciers is expected to have all melted away by Monday, marking the alarming second-earliest arrival on record of the tipping point known as glacier loss day.

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Ukrainian drones drive Russia to declare emergency in occupied Crimea – The Washington Post

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  1. Ukrainian drones drive Russia to declare emergency in occupied Crimea  The Washington Post
  2. Ukrainian Attacks Spur State of Emergency Declaration in Crimea  The New York Times
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Russian-occupied Crimea declares ‘emergency’ as Zelenskyy’s forces step up attacks  The Guardian
  4. Russia’s Crimean conquest is turning into a deadly mess  The Economist
  5. Crimea placed under state of emergency as Ukraine steps up pressure on Putin  CNN
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Germany, Poland poised for soaring temperatures as heatwave moves east – Reuters

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  1. Germany, Poland poised for soaring temperatures as heatwave moves east  Reuters
  2. Berlin is even worse equipped than Paris for Europe’s heatwave  The Economist
  3. Weather tracker: Heatwave expected to bring Germany and Poland to 40C  The Guardian
  4. Germany news: Deutsche Bahn advises against travel amid heat  dw.com
  5. Record heatwave to spread east as Germany, Poland swelter  RTE.ie
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Polygamous sect leader guilty of abuse after girls found in trailer on highway

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Self-proclaimed prophet Samuel Bateman already serving 50-year prison sentence over child sexual abuse

A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona.

Someone alerted authorities about the trailer in 2022 after seeing small fingers reaching through gaps in the doors. Police stopped Samuel Bateman’s vehicle as he was driving through Flagstaff and found three girls inside, who were ages 11 to 14 at the time. The trailer was enclosed with a makeshift toilet, a sofa and camping chairs.

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Utah under historic ‘red flag’ weather warning amid dangerous wildfires

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Governor also announced state of emergency and banned personal fireworks in state until after Fourth of July

Salt Lake City’s National Weather Service declared a “particularly dangerous situation red flag warning”, the first in the service’s history, according to a social media post.

“THIS IS EXTREMELY RARE … Wind gusts of 40-50+ mph, combined with hot temperatures and extremely dry air, could cause explosive wildfire growth. Any new fire that starts could spread rapidly and become difficult to control,” said Chase Thomason, a meteorologist for KUTV, Utah’s CBS affiliate.

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