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  • (9/5) Do Students in American Schools Read Long Books Anymore?
      AUDIO   Do Students in American Schools Read Long Books Anymore?     Teachers in many English classes across America are having students read fewer full-length books.   Recently, the Associated Press explored the issue in education.   It reports that students instead are given only short parts of books. Educators said this is because they believe current students have shorter attention spans than those of the past. The teachers might feel pressure to prepare students for state and nationwide examinations know as standardized tests. They also might believe that short pieces of writing will help students in the modern, digital world.   The National Council of Teachers of English is a professional organization for teachers based in Champaign, Illinois. In 2022, the group released a statement about reading. “The time has come to decenter book reading and essay-writing as the pinnacles of English language arts education,” the group said.   Seth French helped write the statement. He said the idea was not to remove books but to teach media literacy and have students read things in which they are interested. French taught an English class before becoming a dean at Bentonville High School in the state of Arkansas. He had students read plays, poetry and articles but only one book as a class.   He said, “A lot of our students are not interested in some of these texts that they didn’t have a choice in.”   Not everyone thinks English reading should involve only short, digital pieces of writing.   Maryanne Wolf studies the human brain at UCLA in Southern California. Wolf said deep reading is important to strengthen connections in the brain tied to critical thinking skills, background knowledge and empathy.   She said educators must give students a chance to learn through what she described as   “immersion into the lives and thoughts of others.”   Less reading   There is not a lot of information on how many books American students are required to read in school. But in general, students are reading less.   Federal data from last year shows 14 percent of young people said they read for fun every day. In 2012, that percentage was 27 percent.   Some teachers say reduced reading has its roots in the COVID-19 crisis.   Kristy Acevedo teaches English at a vocational high school in New Bedford, Massachusetts. “There was a trend, it happened when COVID hit, to stop reading full-length novels because students were in trauma; we were in a pandemic. The problem is we haven’t quite come back from that,” she said.   Other teachers blame standardized testing and the influence of education technology.   Some students struggle to read. Only one third of fourth and eighth graders reached reading proficiency in the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress.   Leah van Belle is the director of the non-profit literacy coalition 313Reads in Detroit, Michigan. Van Belle said, when her son read the book Peter Pan in elementary school, it was too difficult for most children. She said her son’s school does not have a library.   Still, she said it makes sense for English classes to use shorter reading material.   “As an adult, if I want to learn about a topic and research it, be it personal or professional, I’m using interactive digital text to do that,” she said.   Too many things to do   Even in schools with many resources, time is always in short supply.   Terri White teaches at South Windsor High School in Connecticut. White no longer assigns the book To Kill a Mockingbird to her class.   She assigns about one third of the book and provides a synopsis, or a very short version, of the rest. White says the reason is that the class has to move quickly so she can teach all the required material.   White also assigns less homework because students have sports and other activities. She said she wanted her class to be “more about helping student become stronger and more critical readers, writers and thinkers, while taking their social-emotional well-being into account.”   The synopses method alone, however, can harm student critical thinking skills says Alden Jones, a literature professor at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts.   Jones assigns fewer books than before but gives more small tests to make sure students are reading.   “We don’t value the thinking time that we used to have. It’s all time we could be on our phone accomplishing tasks,” she said.   Will Higgins is an English teacher at Dartmouth High School in Massachusetts. Higgins said he still believes in teaching the classics. But he said students do not have enough time, so teachers have cut back on the number of books they teach.   “We haven’t given up on Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice. We haven’t given up on Hamlet or The Great Gatsby,” he said. But Higgins admitted giving up on assigning a long book like A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.                         ________________________________________________ Words in This Story assign –v. to give someone a task to do span –n. a length of something such as a time period or the extent of a bridge standardized test –n. a test that is the same for all people taking it which is used to measure a person’s abilities in a subject essay –n. a short piece of writing about one topic pinnacle –n. the highest point of something literacy –n. the ability to read trend –n. the direction in which a happening is going trauma –n. a difficult or painful experience topic –n. subject immersion –n. absorbing involvement proficiency –n. the ability to do something skillfully and well                                 https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/do-students-in-american-schools-read-long-books-anymore-/7789204.html      

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  • (9/4) Italian Family Aims to Prove Its Painting Is a Picasso
      AUDIO   Italian Family Aims to Prove Its Painting Is a Picasso     A family in Italy hopes to prove that a painting found long ago on the island of Capri is the work of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso.   The family has been gathering scientific evidence to support the claim. It wants officials of the Picasso estate to confirm Picasso as the painting’s creator.   A man found the painting in a load of waste he took possession of as a junk dealer more than 60 years ago. He hung the picture in his home for a long time. Later, it hung in a restaurant in Pompei, Italy.   Then the man’s son, Andrea Lo Russo, began to investigate the painting that, he said, his mother described as “ugly.”   He said he first came to think the painting was important after seeing a picture of a Picasso painting in a schoolbook. Later, as a young adult, Lo Russo and his brother took the painting to Paris. They showed it to experts at the Picasso Museum there.   “They looked, and they said, ‘it is not possible,’” Lo Russo remembered. The brothers refused the museum’s offer to keep the painting for further study, he said.   Lo Russo said that his research into the painting’s origin sometimes connected him with dishonest people. He said some people tricked him for money. One situation led officials to investigate him as a possible trafficker of false artwork.   That investigation ended after he produced paperwork confirming his effort to identify the family’s painting.   After more than 20 years of trying, Lo Russo believes that recent tests carried out by the Swiss-based Arcadia Foundation prove that his painting is from Picasso.   Luca Marcante is a trained chemist who started the Arcadia Foundation in 2000 to investigate artwork. Marcante said laboratory tests show the paints used were like those Picasso used in one period of his career.     Most recently, a handwriting expert confirmed that the name written in the upper left corner of the painting is Picasso’s handwriting, Marcante said.   For the art world, however, only one group can authenticate the painting as Picasso’s work: the Picasso Administration in Paris. But, it has not answered a series of requests over the years.   Marcante said that he is preparing to share the most recent findings with them. He explains it this way: “You need to understand, they get dozens of inquiries every day from private people believing they have found a Picasso.”   The Picasso Administration chose not to speak to the Associated Press about the painting.   Tete du femme   Marcante said the painting is similar to Tete du femme, a 1949 painting that is believed to be a Picasso. It is part of a digital collection overseen by Sam Houston State University in Texas.   Adding to the mystery, Marcante said there is photographic evidence that Picasso visited the ruins of Pompeii in 1917. Marcante also said it is likely the artist visited Capri in the 1940s.         But expert Enrique Mallen doubts the painting is really Picasso’s work. He said, “From what I know of studying Picasso for 30 years, he would never do an identical copy of his own work.”   The only record of Tete du femme is documentation from a 1967 book, which said the painting was in a private collection in Turin, Italy. Mallen said there is no other evidence of the painting.   Marcante called Tete du femme “a ghost painting, because no one has ever seen it.” He added, “The only real one is ours, that we have examined in a scientific manner...”   Lo Russo said that his family has not decided what to do with the painting if it is confirmed as a Picasso. Many people are asking about it now since news about the painting spread in recent weeks. “We are confused ourselves,” he said.                 _______________________________________________ Words in This Story estate –n. property left by its owner after the owner dies, which is administered by people who are appointed by the owner to do so into the future ugly –adj. offensive to the sight origin –n. where something came from authenticate –v. to go through a process to show that something is real or true legally or without a doubt confused –adj. being perplexed or disconcerted               https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/italian-family-aims-to-prove-its-painting-is-a-picasso/7811023.html

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  • (9/3) How a Small College Became a Top High-tech University
    AUDIO   How a Small College Became a Top High-tech University     A measure begun 40 years ago by South Dakota lawmakers and state higher education leaders has turned a small rural college into one of the top high-tech universities in the United States. It began at a time when the future of Dakota State College itself was in question.   In 1984, the South Dakota Board of Regents, which oversees the school, was under pressure to cut its budget. It closed one college and turned it into a prison.   Soon after, a new law went into effect. The measure put technology at the center of all Dakota State’s study programs.   The decision to reinvent a teacher’s college founded in 1881 in a rural city of 6,000 people seemed risky. But, at around the same time, Citibank, a major financial services company, decided to headquarter its credit card business in Sioux Falls, a city near the college.   José-Marie Griffiths is the current president of Dakota State University (DSU). The school changed its name from college to university in 1989.   Griffiths said Citibank was looking for computer programmers, and “somebody came up with the idea that, well, we could turn this college that’s fumbling a little bit into a computer school with software development and engineering.”   Griffiths told South Dakota News Watch, “That way, we could supply the needed programmers to the Sioux Falls workforce for Citibank and ultimately for others....”     Change was not fully supported at first   Lynette Molstad Gorder was teaching at DSU 40 years ago when the change to a high-tech campus began. She said, at first, some members of the college community were unsure about the change, and its effect on people and programs.   “Later on we looked upon it as a welcome opportunity,” she said. “It was kind of hazy (at first) and then all of a sudden, it just clicked.”   Suddenly, computers replaced pens, pencils and typewriters in classrooms. And later, the move into computer science and then cyber security, she said.   The jump into technology at DSU started with a bachelor’s degree in computer science using teaching materials from IBM. The teaching of computer science and software development along with industry partnership laid the groundwork for what was to come, Griffiths said.   With a mix of private and public money, the university expanded the school and its offerings.   In 2004, the National Security Agency named DSU a Center of Academic Excellence in computer security, one of the first in the nation.   The number of students has also risen steadily, from 867 in 1985 to 3,509 in 2023. The university said DSU now offers 44 degrees, including seven master’s degrees and four doctoral programs.   In 2017, DSU started Madison Cyber Labs with money from the state and local businesses. It expanded research at the university to include cyber security, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, among others.   The school is now planning an expansion into Sioux Falls itself. The plan includes partnerships with another research center and a cyber academy program for high school students.   DSU is also pushing the state for more money to start a new center for quantum computing.         Opportunities for DSU graduates   Jen Easterly is director of the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. She was the lead speaker at a DSU cybersecurity event last March.   Easterly said that before she visited Madison, she had been hearing increasing discussion on the national level about the growth and innovation taking place at DSU.   She said, “The ideas generated at forums like this are just further proof that it doesn’t matter the size of the university. …”   Alexis Kulm graduated from DSU in December of 2022. She studied cyber operations there.   The 23-year-old said she liked the small-town feel of the college. She took classes in web and network design, computer programming and malware analysis. All of them, she said, helped prepare her for the cyber workplace.   “You get a strong real-world education in your classes,” Kulm said.   Kulm also said she had several job offers after graduating. She chose Sanford Health, a company in Sioux Falls. It has a partnership with the university to increase employment opportunities for DSU graduates.         Kulm is not the only DSU graduate to stay in South Dakota. Jon Waldman and Chad Knutson were in the class of 2006. Soon after graduating, they set up a business together right in Madison. Their 90-employee company SBS CyberSecurity serves the banking industry in 49 states.   Waldman said DSU has “a commitment to innovation” that makes it easy for students to remain on top of the always-changing cyber technology and security industry.                   ______________________________________________   Words in This Story fumble - v. to handle something clumsily or awkwardly ultimately - adv. at the end of the process innovation - n. new idea, method                   https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/how-a-small-college-became-a-top-high-tech-university/7725752.html

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  • [9/5]生病时喝小米粥 到底科不科学？
          近日，热播剧《生万物》有个情节，宁绣绣和宁苏苏的母亲一生病，家人就端上一碗热乎乎的小米粥。不少网友称，自己小时候不舒服，父母也会帮忙熬小米粥。   　　         为什么“小米粥”会成为生病时的首选食物？   　　生病时，为什么很多人喝小米粥？   　　人在发烧或生病时，往往会出现食欲不振的情况，消化吸收能力也会下降。此时，如果吃下大量肉类，不仅难以吸收，还可能加重肠胃不适。     　　解放军总医院第八医学中心营养科主任左小霞在接受记者采访时说，小米粥口感软糯，质地温和，不会给消化系统带来额外负担，还能高效地为身体提供最基础也最急需的能量来源——碳水化合物。   　　此外还有以下几个好处：   　　富含B族维生素、矿物质   　　除了提供易于吸收的能量，小米粥还富含B族维生素和矿物质。B族维生素对于促进代谢、维持神经系统的正常运作和促进造血功能有积极作用，这些对于生病期间身体的修复和体力恢复都很有帮助。   　　补充水分   　　粥里含大量水分，对于发烧时身体水分流失加快的情况，也能起到较好的补充作用，有助于调节体温和维持身体代谢。   　　消化吸收速度快   　　老年人消化液分泌减少，胃肠蠕动减弱，牙齿咀嚼功能也可能下降。小米粥经充分熬煮后质地软烂，几乎无需费力咀嚼，更易于消化吸收，也是日常饮食中的理想选择之一。   　　对于患有胃肠疾病，尤其是胃炎、胃溃疡或十二指肠溃疡的患者来说，需要特别注意。如果小米粥煮制时间不够，颗粒较硬，很容易附着在溃疡面上，产生物理摩擦刺激，反而可能加重病情。   　　白粥，只推荐特定患病人群喝   　　由于生病时人的胃口不好，除了小米粥，很多人也会选择白粥(大米粥)。     　　北京营养师协会理事、中国注册营养师于仁文表示，虽然白粥淀粉糊化程度高，非常好消化，但它并不是优质的“病号饭”，只适合极个别疾病在特定时期饮用，比如急性胰腺炎、胆囊术后或胃肠道术后过渡阶段，并且这个过程不能太长，一般为1~2天。   　　肿瘤或非消化道疾病大手术后等多数患者，只要消化道功能正常或基本正常，不建议以白粥为主要食物。   　　白粥属于全糖半流饮食，主要提供碳水化合物，脂肪、蛋白质、矿物质、维生素、膳食纤维等营养素含量较少，整体而言营养价值很低，单纯喝白粥不足以满足每天所需的能量和各种营养。   　　很多有明显肌肉衰减的重症患者，甚至已经处于“皮包骨”的严重营养缺乏状态，却依然固执地把白粥、白面条作为每天主要的食物，总觉得自己能吃东西就好，却不知已经无法从中获得优质蛋白质，甚至连足够的能量都没有。这样的患者别说康复，就连生存都有较大风险。   　　建议此类患者请临床营养师及早介入，只要还保持部分消化功能，就应该接受高营养密度的饮食和肠内营养制剂。         https://www.chinanews.com.cn/life/2025/08-26/10471110.shtml

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  • [9/4] 老年助餐服务送餐上门，如何兼顾市场化和公益化？
        ※ mp3 파일 참고 :   "LINK"  링크 클릭해주시면  mp3 포함되어 있습니다 :)   每天中午，家住上海松江区方松街道的吴老伯和老伴都能准时收到志愿者送来的热乎餐食。这对于都是80多岁高龄的老两口来说，解决了一桩大问题。     上海市松江区方松街道泰晤士小镇居民区吴德源说：“吃饭不用担心，我老伴也不用去买菜，不管刮风下雨还是大热天，他都能送的。质量搞得很好的，有荤有素，我们天天吃新鲜的。我们两个人订两样的，两个人一天只要20块钱。”   方松街道现有65周岁以上老年人口近1.8万人，80周岁老年人口近2400人，不少独居或子女不在身边的老人，因行动不便、烹饪能力下降，面临吃饭难的问题。为此，方松街道全区率先设立了长者食堂，目前已形成涵盖全街道的“东、中、西”3家社区食堂，采用“中央厨房+社区助餐点”的模式，由志愿者将餐食配送到老人家中。   松江区方松街道服务办养老工作负责人蒋静说：“我们三家食堂就实现了一个中央食堂，然后再把餐食直接配送到45个点位，老人自行到点位上取餐。有的老年人提出周末也想送餐，原来我们是没有的，今年也增加了周末送餐的服务，真正实现了365天，天天送餐到家，基本上能满足老年人的需求。”   据介绍，街道每周推出A、B、C三种套餐供老年人选择，并及时更新食谱，套餐荤素搭配合理，满足不同口味需求；为了进一步充实配送力量，街道联合社区志愿者、物业保安、老年协会骨干等组建了34人的“送餐小分队”，提供免费上门送餐服务。   蒋静说：“我们街道也正在推进‘物业+养老’，我们送餐小分队是多样化的，能保证我们的服务持续不间断，刮风下雨都能送到位。我们也制定了送餐的时刻表，保证每一位老人都能吃上新鲜热乎的饭菜。”   家住方松街道江中居民区、已年近70岁的俞德新也是送餐志愿者中的一名。她告诉记者，街道志愿者们在送餐时，也会提供简单的探望、关照服务，查看老人们的居家安全状况。   俞德新介绍：“一般在十点多，他们送来了，我们就一件一件送上门。有一些独居困难的老人，卧在床上不起来的老人，我们在上门的时候，一方面是送餐，另外就是关心这些老人还有什么需求。”   考虑到老年人普遍对餐费敏感度较高、以及确保老年助餐场所持续稳定经营等情况，松江区也从区级层面科学统筹，修订《养老服务设施建设及服务运营扶持办法》，为老年助餐场所建设、日常运营、老年人就餐提供系统性政策支持。通过引入本土餐饮企业、市区优秀连锁品牌、持续推进公建公营、依托“中央厨房”辐射等多种模式，不断扩大服务供给。   松江区民政局养老服务发展中心主任李庆峰说：“目前我们松江区是直接减免2到4元。65周岁到79周岁的老人用餐直接可以减免2元。80周岁以上是减免4元。65周岁到79周岁的低保低收入特殊群体，我们的优惠政策也是4元，用餐的费用是直接减免的。”   目前，全区已建成社区老年助餐服务场所205个，其中社区长者食堂28家，实现17个街镇全覆盖，另有助餐点177个。8.38万名老人纳入助餐结算系统，平均每天约有1.47万名老人享受助餐服务。   在北京市通州区，今年将新建完成10家养老驿站（助餐点）。全区共有60家运营商承接养老服务驿站运营工作。助餐模式可分为堂食、现场取餐和线上订餐，根据助餐点实际条件以及老年人用餐需求，选择适合的助餐模式。   据介绍，这些老人的正餐价格普遍在3至20元左右，其中3至8元区间最多，餐品主要为主食和素菜；15至20元区间最少，餐品荤素搭配、类型丰富。接下来，他们还将优化养老服务驿站的点位布局，并进一步拓展订餐渠道。     民政部养老服务司副司长李永新此前对媒体表示，老年助餐服务，要坚持因地制宜，坚持有偿服务，坚持运营可持续，主要聚焦“吃不上饭”的困难，坚决防止“福利泛化”、免费就餐、大面积亏损关停等情况出现。   民政部等多部委联合发布的《积极发展老年助餐服务行动方案》提出，到2025年底，尚在局部区域实施老年助餐服务政策的省份，服务扩面增量实现新突破。全国城乡社区老年助餐服务覆盖率实现较大幅度提升，服务网络形成一定规模。到2026年底，多元供给格局基本形成。         https://china.cnr.cn/gdgg/20250824/t20250824_527335912.shtml    

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  • [9/3] 告别开学焦虑，需要身心“软着陆”
      暑假余额不足，不少家庭正经历着相似的场景：孩子情绪低落、易怒、食欲不振，甚至深夜难眠。假期生活规律被打乱带来的体重增加、近视加深，更成为压在孩子心上的又一根稻草。从自由散漫的假期模式切换到规律紧张的学习状态，这道每年两度的“坎”，考验的不仅是学生的适应能力，更是家庭的教育智慧和学校的育人理念。   　　针对这种情况，有专家指出：持续一周以上的负面情绪和异常行为，可能是心理健康发出的预警信号。这绝非简单的“不想上学”，而是需要科学应对的身心适应过程。家长既要敏锐察觉变化，也要避免过度焦虑，用理解代替指责，用引导代替强制，方能帮助孩子顺利完成这次“模式切换”。   　　心理调适是缓解开学焦虑的关键。通过情绪卡片、绘画、角色扮演等方式，给孩子提供情绪表达的出口；提前调整作息、设定小目标，如同赛前热身，让身心逐步进入状态；每天40分钟的户外活动，既是健康需要，也是心理疗愈。这些方法看似简单，却需要家长的耐心陪伴和持之以恒。       　　体育运动的独特价值在此刻尤为凸显。家长要将体育锻炼从单纯的强身健体提升到全面育人的高度。集体运动培养团队意识，户外活动缓解用眼疲劳，规律锻炼塑造健全人格——体育正是治愈“玻璃心”的一剂良药。值得注意的是，运动贵在全面多样，切忌过早专项化，否则可能适得其反。   　　开学季恰逢夏秋交替，健康防护不可掉以轻心。疾控专家的提醒绝非老生常谈：校园作为人群密集场所，往往是呼吸道和肠道传染病传播的“放大器”。南方地区的虫媒传染病也需要提前预防。没有健康体魄，何来充沛精力应对学习挑战？   　　若孩子已出现明显心理问题，专业干预不可或缺。现代医学提供了药物、心理、行为、物理等综合治疗手段，但关键在于及早识别、科学应对。家长要摒弃“病耻感”，将心理健康视同感冒发烧一样平常，才能帮助孩子获得及时专业的帮助。   　　化解开学焦虑，需要家校社协同发力。学校不妨设置开学“缓冲期”，逐步加大学习强度；教师应关注学生心理状态，避免“开学即冲刺”的急躁；社区可提供活动场所，助力学生平稳过渡。每个孩子都有独特的成长节奏，尊重差异、科学引导，比整齐划一的要求更有智慧。   　　每一次开学都是成长路上的重要里程碑。用包容和理解化解焦虑，用科学和理性保驾护航，让孩子带着期待而非恐惧走进新学期——这不仅是家庭的期盼，更是整个社会的责任。让我们携手帮助孩子们完成这次身心准备的“软着陆”，让每一个开学季都成为充满希望的崭新起点。         https://www.chinanews.com.cn/edu/2025/08-27/10471914.shtml

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  • 「9/5」中学校部活動”地域展開” 自治体 企業 大学などが連携を議論
      中学校の部活動を地域のスポーツクラブなどが担う「地域展開」の取り組みを促進しようと、自治体の担当者などを対象にした催しが都内で開かれ、指導者不足などの解決に向けた、企業や大学との幅広い連携のあり方について議論が行われました。     少子化や教員の働き方改革が課題となる中、国は、中学校の部活動を地域のスポーツクラブなどが担う「地域展開」を進めていて、25日、東京 渋谷区で開かれた催しには、全国の自治体などから、およそ300人が参加しました。 まず、スポーツや経済界の代表によるパネルディスカッションが行われ、指導者や財源の不足といった課題解決に向けた、自治体と、企業や大学などとの連携のあり方について議論が行われました。 この中で、青山学院大学陸上競技部の原晋監督は、大学が自治体と協力し、指導者育成に向けた講習会を開催していると紹介した上で、「今後は指導者が計画力や分析力といった、社会で生きる力を伸ばす指導も必要だ。指導者を地域で育てることができれば、地域社会の発展にも寄与できる」と話しました。     また、プロ野球 日本ハムの栗山英樹CBO＝チーフ・ベースボール・オフィサーは「部活動改革は難しいが、やると決めたら、やりきらなければならない。1つのスポーツだけでなく、意見を出し合うことが大事だ」と呼びかけました。 会場では、企業やスポーツ団体が「地域展開」に関する取り組みを紹介するブースも設けられ、スポーツ庁の室伏長官は「資金面や人材など、さまざまな形での連携が可能だと思う。『産学官』で一体となって、新しいモデルを出していくことが重要だ」と話していました。

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  • 「9/4」三宅島のサンゴ ほとんどが白化し死滅 高い海水温続き死滅か
    近年、海水温が上昇した影響で、九州の南端から続く南西諸島では、サンゴが白くなり死滅するおそれが高くなる「白化」という現象が問題となっていますが、緯度が高い東京 伊豆諸島の三宅島でも、サンゴのほとんどが白化して死滅していたことが、地元の調査チームとNHK潜水取材班の調査で確認されました。     「白化」は、サンゴに共生して栄養を供給する植物プランクトンが、海水温の上昇などで失われる現象で、栄養を得られない状態が長く続くと、サンゴは死滅します。 環境省が毎年、全国の海域で調査していて、沖縄本島周辺や奄美群島で広範囲に確認されてきましたが、NHK潜水取材班では、調査に含まれない伊豆諸島のサンゴの状態を確認するため、最大級のサンゴ群集がある三宅島の富賀浜で、8月14日に潜水撮影を行いました。 その結果、水深5メートル付近に広がっているサンゴは、ほとんどが緑や赤の藻類に覆われ死滅していることが確認できました。 三宅島では、サンゴの専門家やダイバーでつくる調査チームが毎年モニタリング調査を行っていて、去年10月の時点で「白化」が確認されていたということで、去年に続いて、ことしも海水温が高い状態が続いたため、死滅してしまったのではないかと分析しています。 調査チームでは、今後も調査を続けて新しいサンゴが定着するかどうかなど、状態の確認を進めていくとしています。     三宅島で28年間ダイビングガイドを行っている浅沼徹哉さんは「きれいなテーブルサンゴの群生があったが、ほとんど死滅してしまい、コケが生えて寂しい海になっている。これまで30度を超えることがなかったのに、一瞬で変わってしまいびっくりします。早く再生してほしいと願っています」と話していました。

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  • 「9/3」新東名高速で事故 通行止め続く 大型トレーラー横転積み荷散乱
    26日朝早く愛知県岡崎市の新東名高速道路で大型トレーラーが横転する事故があり、積み荷の産業廃棄物が道路に大量に散乱して現場付近は通行止めが続いています。   26日午前5時45分ごろ、愛知県岡崎市の新東名高速道路の下り線で、大型トレーラーが横転する単独事故がありました。 警察によりますとトレーラーは片側2車線の道路をふさぐような形で横転し、50代の運転手は腕に軽いけがをして病院に搬送されたということです。 トレーラーは産業廃棄物を運んでいたということで、道路上には積み荷の鉄くずやプラスチックなどが大量に散乱しました。 この事故で新東名高速道路は新城インターチェンジから岡崎東インターチェンジの間の下り線で午前6時前から通行止めが続いています。 警察や中日本高速道路によりますと、撤去作業は時間がかかる見込みで、これまでに通行止めの解除の見通しは立っていないということです。 現場は、片側2車線の直線道路で、警察は事故の詳しい状況を調べています。   NHKが午前10時ごろにヘリコプターから撮影した映像では、トレーラーが道路上に横転し、積んでいた産業廃棄物が広い範囲に散乱しているのが確認できました。 散乱した産業廃棄物は大きなかたまりで落ちているものもあり、高速道路を管理する会社の社員が回収作業を行っている様子も見られました。

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