Americas – Page 85 – Prologue Journal

In Canada, Wildfires Rage From British Columbia to Nova Scotia

New York Times Hundreds of wildfires are burning nationwide, expanding a sense of unease in the country as thick smoke billowed over Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/world/americas/canada-wildfires.html

Birds With a Taste for Flesh Threaten Whale Calves

New York Times In Argentina, kelp gulls are attacking the backs of southern right whales, imperiling the recovery of an endangered species. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/science/whales-gulls-argentina.html

Scientists Discover a Virgin Birth in a Crocodile

New York Times The act of reptile reproduction suggests that dinosaurs and pterosaurs may have been capable of parthenogenesis, too, much like the creatures in “Jurassic Park.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/science/crocodile-virgin-birth-parthenogenesis.html

Bolsonaro to Face Trial Over Electoral Fraud Claims

New York Times Brazil’s former president is accused of spreading false information about the nation’s election systems. A conviction would block him from office for eight years. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/world/americas/bolsonaro-trial-brazil-election.html

Astrud Gilberto, Who Sang ‘The Girl From Ipanema,’ Dies at 83

New York Times It was the first song she ever recorded, and it played a key role in making the Brazilian sound known as bossa nova a phenomenon in the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/06/arts/music/astrud-gilberto-dead.html

Astrud Gilberto, Who Sang ‘The Girl From Ipanema,’ Dies at 83

At Least 42 Are Dead and Thousands Are Displaced After Flooding in Haiti

New York Times Officials said that western portions of the country appeared to be the most affected by the flooding caused by heavy rain over the weekend. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/world/americas/haiti-flooding-deaths.html

In Search of Iceberg Alley’s Spectacular Show

New York Times Each spring, opalescent icebergs from the Greenland ice sheet pass through Iceberg Alley, off the eastern edge of Canada, on a slow-motion journey southward. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/travel/iceberg-alley-newfoundland-labrador.html

A Pacifist Sect From Russia Is Shaken by War, and Modernity

New York Times The Ukraine conflict is causing soul-searching among the Doukhobors, a peace-loving group that emigrated to Canada in 1899. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/world/canada/canada-doukhobors-ukraine-war.html

Canadian Military and Inuit Rangers Work to Defend Arctic Territory

New York Times Humbled by centuries of fatal colonial expeditions, Canada’s military is learning Arctic survival strategies from the austere area’s only inhabitants. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/world/canada/canada-military-arctic-climate.html