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Unmanned aircraft against forest fires
NASA has collaborated with the US Forest and Water Management Agency to test new imaging technologies to combat forest fires.
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Ukraine: Yellow phosphorus burns again
In the area of the former yellow phosphorus fire in Ukraine (Buskyi region of Lvov, near Poland), a new fire broke out, delegates of Buskyi Rostislav Slipts Regional C…
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Japan: Earthquake, 800 people were injured
This morning (July 16), a strong earthquake in northwestern Japan killed at least 7 people and injured more than 800 people, destroyed many homes and caused a fire at a…
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Japan: Radioactive leakage after an earthquake
According to a company spokesman operating the Kashiwazaki nuclear power plant, the morning earthquake caused r & o
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Ukraine: The second 'Chernobyl disaster'
Twenty people were hospitalized and hundreds evacuated after a yellow phosphorus train dislocated and caught fire in western Ukraine, creating a cloud of toxic gas cover…
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'The world will catch fire'
East Asia is one of two areas that are most likely to occur because of environmental damage caused by climate change. This situation is closely related to conflicts in t…
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2008 Olympics: Shoot roket clouds for good weather
For the sun to be beautiful on the days of the Beijing Olympics, in August 2008, China planned to fire a roket into the sky to penetrate clouds that could cause rain.
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Europe faces severe weather
Europeans have endured very harsh weather at the end of the day when heavy rain caused a historic flood in the UK for 60 years, at the same time in the south and east of…
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Indonesians massively evacuated for volcanoes
Yesterday, about 8,400 people in eastern Indonesia evacuated the area near Mount Gamkonora, Northern Maluku province, while the paint fire erupted with hot air and dust…
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Greece: Forest fire, hundreds of tourists evacuated
On July 12, a large forest fire occurred on Greek island of Skiathos damaging many homes and forcing hundreds of tourists to evacuate. No information about casualties.
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Greece: intense forest fires
In the morning of June 29, the residential areas in Athens were no longer threatened by forest fires in Parnès Mountain, northwestern Athens due to windlessness and fire…
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USA: Los Angeles waiting for rain.
In May, the city of Los Angeles has not yet received a single drop of rain and the second largest city of the United States continues to experience the driest condition…
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Los Angeles: Big fire near the Hollywood icon
One of the terrible fires over the past four decades in Los Angeles, USA happened at Griffith Park, which has the symbol - the famous Hollywood word. The fire spread ove…
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Lai Chau: Burning down a village of Mong people
At 15:00 on February 24, an intense fire took place in Nam So commune (Than Than Uyen district, Lai Chau province). 20 rooftops of Mong ethnic people in Hua Little villa…
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When the lungs smoke
Kalimantan also lost quite a bit in the jungle. The first is a few kilometers by boat, and then a few kilometers on the self-made sledge. Across the trees, each flock of…