islands

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Researchers say these impacts make it especially important to assess the risks on Mediterranean islands, where many unique invertebrate and vertebrate species are found nowhere else.

From Science Daily • Jul. 11, 2026

Urban heat islands also help them remain active later into the colder seasons, extending both their survival and their geographic range beyond what would normally be possible.

From Science Daily • Jul. 11, 2026

On Japan's remote Sakashima islands, schools and offices were closed in some areas as the typhoon approached, with forecasters warning of high waves, storms and landslides.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

Abu Musa island and the Tunbs islands in the strait were also struck, the senior U.S. official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

"In the old days," Don Quixote had said, "knights won islands and kingdoms. They gave them to their squires to govern. I plan to do the same with you, Sancho, if you become my squire."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios