A cleanup operation has begun in Tonga after the island nation was hit by a tsunami and covered in volcanic ash at the weekend. The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai undersea volcano erupted on Saturday. Experts believe it was the world’s biggest volcanic eruption in over 30 years. It sent tsunami waves across the Pacific to Japan and the U.S. coast. It also destroyed large parts of Tonga. Islanders are now trying to restore services and normal life to the country. However, the ash is making this difficult. A lot of the rescue and recovery work cannot go ahead until the ash has been cleared. It has buried many buildings. It is also blocking many of the country’s roads
Tonga trying to clean up after tsunami and volcano
A cleanup operation has begun in Tonga after the island nation was hit by a tsunami and covered in volcanic ash at the weekend. The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai undersea volcano erupted on Saturday. Experts believe it was the world’s biggest volcanic eruption in over 30 years. It sent tsunami waves across the Pacific to Japan and the U.S. coast. It also destroyed large parts of Tonga. Islanders are now trying to restore services and normal life to the country. However, the ash is making this difficult. A lot of the rescue and recovery work cannot go ahead until the ash has been cleared. It has buried many buildings. It is also blocking many of the country’s roads
Doctors in the USA have transplanted a pig’s heart into a man. It is the first time this has happened. The doctors are from the University of Maryland Medical Center. They say David Bennett, 57, is doing well after his operation. Mr Bennett was very ill. The doctors said giving him the pig’s heart was the only chance of keeping him alive. Bennett spoke to doctors the day before the operation. He said: “It was either die or do this transplant. I want to live. I know it’s a shot in the dark, but it’s my last choice.” The pig’s heart came from a genetically-modified pig. Scientists changed the genes of the pig so its heart would be more suitable for a transplant into a human.
Every December, TIME magazine announces its Person of the Year. This year, that award goes to the groundbreaking entrepreneur Elon Musk. TIME’s editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal explained why. He wrote: “Person of the Year is a marker of influence. Few individuals have had more influence than Musk on life on Earth, and potentially, life off Earth too.” He added: “In 2021, Musk emerged not just as the world’s richest person, but also as perhaps the richest example of a massive shift in our society.” Mr Musk is worth more than $255 billion. He is the richest person in history. He is also helping to save our world and our future. He is leading efforts to explore space and get to Mars.
タイムズ誌 「今年の人」はイーロンマスクに
毎年12月、TIME誌はそのPerson of theYearを発表します。 今年、その賞は画期的な起業家のイーロン・マスクに贈られます。 TIMEの編集長であるEdwardFelsenthalがその理由を説明しました。 彼は次のように書いています。「パーソン・オブ・ザ・イヤーは影響力の指標です。マスクよりも地球上の生命、そして潜在的には地球外の生命にも影響を与えた人はほとんどいません。」 「2021年に、ムスクは世界で最も裕福な人物としてだけでなく、おそらく私たちの社会における大規模な変化の最も裕福な例として浮上しました。」マスクク氏は2550億ドル以上の価値があります。 彼は歴史上最も裕福な人です。 彼はまた、私たちの世界と私たちの未来を救うのを助けています。 彼は宇宙を探索して火星に到達するための取り組みを主導しています。
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