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Singapore plans to prevent dust and smoke from rising
According to the plan announced by Minister Balakrishnan, the NEA's dengue surveillance activities will still take place without nearly any interruption even if the dust…
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Smoke from Indonesia covered the city of Malaysia
On June 16, some Malaysian cities were covered with haze from Indonesian forest fires on Sumatra island, causing levels of health pollution.
Environment
Startled the image of Sydney sinking in
With smoke rising in the sky and bright orange light beneath skyscrapers, Sydney is suffering from a huge fire.
Environment
Air pollution in Singapore reached a record
People in Singapore, one of the cleanest countries in the world, are breathing the most harmful atmosphere ever due to wildfires in Indonesia.
Environment
Malaysia declared a state of emergency due to haze
The Malaysian government on June 23 announced a state of emergency in the southern Muar and Ledang areas of the country, due to haze from Indonesian forest fires causing…
Environment
'Fire attack' raged in America, thousands of people evacuated
Forest fires in many localities in East and Southern Colorado of the United States have caused thousands of people to evacuate and many houses completely burned down.
Environment
Burning ice - a new energy revolution?
Japanese scientists have successfully extracted new energy from ice fire (burnt ice). This is a plentiful source of material distributed on the oceans and ice covered ar…
Environment
Mexico promotes the protection of dry season forests
Chairman of the Mexican National Forest Protection Commission (CONAFOR), Mr. Jorge Rescala Pérez on April 15, announced that the government agency is cooperating with re…
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Japan obtained about 120,000m3 of gas from the
A week ago, Japan became the first country to exploit natural gas from methane hydrate (burning ice) on the sea floor.
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Indonesia: People have to evacuate because of volcanic activity
Local officials in the Indonesian province of West Java on March 6 said the Tangkuban Perahu volcano began to operate, leaving about 1,500 people living along the slopes…
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Japan exploits natural gas from burnt ice
On March 12, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said the country extracted natural gas from a new energy source called methane hydrate (also known as ice bu…
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Australia struggles to cope with erratic weather
Victoria continues to be the focus of intense forest fires. Firefighters in this state are constantly put on alert when the temperature rises to 37 degrees Celsius causi…
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Japan discovered a fire risk in many nuclear reactors
According to the Mainichi Shimbun daily on January 1, the Japan Nuclear Safety Authority discovered defects in the fire system of about 10 nuclear reactors.
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100 people are missing because of forest fires in Australia
Australian police searched cities on Tasmania today to find 100 missing people after wildfires broke out in the south of the island.
Environment
Tongariro volcanic ash spray 2km high
The volcano in New Zealand was used as a backstage for the Lord of the Rings movie today (November 21), which had a massive explosion, firing up a 2-kilometer column of…