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Indonesia was shaken by volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
Alarming at the risk of two volcanic eruptions and an earthquake has just struck the Indonesian island nation on March 20.
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16 provinces with extremely high risk of forest fires
Because many days without rain, dry weather lasts so many forests in 16 provinces are at risk of extremely dangerous fire (level V).
Environment
Fire river appeared in Hawaii
The lava is spraying up to 20 m on Kilauea volcano in Hawaii and then forms a fire river.
Environment
The most horrifying volcanic eruptions in 2010
Huge columns of ashes 11km high, air traffic of a number of countries must be closed, thousands of people have to evacuate in panic ... these are the horrors that volcan…
Environment
Global warming has terrible consequences
Global warming can wipe out ¾ of the ice sheets in the highlands of Europe by 2100 and raise the sea level by 4m by 3000.
Environment
Fires, floods occur in many parts of the world
A series of fires occurred in China, Algeria, Lebanon over the past days; while floods in Australia and Colombia are also serious.
Environment
Warming earth causes forest fires
Global warming is making the Northern Hemisphere forest fires become more frequent and intense, contributing to increasing the risk of climate change quickly.
Environment
48 people died in a new eruption of the Indonesian volcano
48 people were killed in the violent eruption of the volcano Merapi on Indonesia's Java island this early morning ...
Environment
2010 is the record year of natural disasters
Floods in Pakistan, mass fires in Russia and super typhoons in Mexico show that natural disasters continue to set new records this year.
Environment
8 unknown consequences of climate change
You know the consequences of global warming? Climate change, ice melt, sea level rise ...
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America: Forest fire burns 136 houses
Big fire in the area around Fourmile gorge, near the town of Boulder, Colorado, USA, burned at least 136 houses. This is the most devastating fire in this state's histor…
Environment
China will exploit burning ice
The land of Qinghai Province and the Tibetan Plateau buried a large amount of burnt ice, which can fuel China for 90 years.
Environment
The earth turns on the ring of fire
Jiasian town, southern Taiwan (China) on 4 March morning fell into a panic when the 6.7 magnitude quake shook large buildings.
Environment
The Pacific Ring of Fire simultaneously spoke
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that on January 4, two earthquakes of 6.5 and 7.2 magnitude near Solomon Islands in the South Pacific were occurred.
Environment
The earthquake shook Indonesia again
A 6.1-magnitude quake struck this morning, causing Indonesia's Sulawesi island to shake - the US Geological Survey said.