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Tsunami warning system was broken
Environment

Tsunami warning system was broken

The number of people killed in the tsunami in Indonesia has increased to 343 people, 34 people have died because of the Merapi volcano and there are still 338 people mis…

December 16, 2018
An island, two worlds
Environment

An island, two worlds

The story of the catastrophic environment does not seem new in the 21st century. But the case of the two Haitian nations and ...

December 16, 2018
New Zealand shook because of the earthquake
Environment

New Zealand shook because of the earthquake

A 7.1-magnitude quake struck Christchurch, New Zealand's second largest city, earlier (September 4), severing many wires, cracking roads and destroying many buildings.

December 16, 2018
Indonesia has lost 4,000 islands
Environment

Indonesia has lost 4,000 islands

Located on the world's largest archipelago and dubbed the Kingdom of the Thousand Islands, Indonesia has lost 4,000 islands over the years and reduced to about 13,000 is…

December 16, 2018
'Paradise Island' in Australia
Environment

'Paradise Island' in Australia

Aboriginal people in Australia say that their gods want to create a paradise under the earth. So they created Fraser Island.

December 16, 2018
6 new world natural heritage
Environment

6 new world natural heritage

Of the six recognized natural heritage this year, there are two groups of islands located between the ocean and two plateaus.

December 16, 2018
Huge ice breaking in the North Pole
Environment

Huge ice breaking in the North Pole

US scientists say an ice sheet of four times the size of Manhattan Island (260 km2) and a height of about 180m have been separated from the Petermann glacier in northern…

December 16, 2018