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Video of the shrinking Aral Sea: the detrimental effects of an irrigation project

The Aral Sea, once the fourth largest lake in the world is today rapidly shrinking, as a result of the diversion of the two major rivers feeding it, back in the '60s. The effects of the Aral Sea desic...

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Costa Rica's 70 most destructive earthquakes at a glance!

Being along the Pacific "Ring of Fire", Costa Rica has been often hit by destructive earthquakes causing extensive damages and many casualties. The country's National Seismological Network (RSN) has b...

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Video: Mine spill in British Columbia to release toxic silt to nearby lake

A tailings pond at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in central B.C. failed last month and released millions of cubic meters of waste water, triggering a state of emergency for the local community...

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Video: Man climbs down to an active volcano crater

An explorer and adventurer along with a co-explorer and filmmaker dived into an active volcano's crater and filmed their adventure. Watch this breathtaking adventure of the two men in the video below!...

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The devastating floods in India and a mathematical model for their prediction

Monsoon season, which is currently hitting India, Pakistan and other Asian countries, causes extensive floods and triggers landslides, with detrimental effects for the citizens of the affected countri...

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Turmoil in Sweden & Denmark due to flash floods

 Flash floods in Sweden and Denmark have mainly caused traffic problems, trapping cars and regional buses under water and threatening drivers' lives. Electricity was cut in Swedish residential ar...

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Flash floods in Washington block roads & damage homes

Areas burnt from wildfires, in north central Washington, are now buried under rocks, mud and water as a result of the heavy rain which fell in the area the last days. There were no reports of injuries...

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The Napa earthquake highlights the need for an early warning system in California

The recent magnitude 6.0 earthquake that jolted Napa Valley has caused extensive damage to wineries and properties and has particularly highlighted the need for an early warning system in the state of...

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Torrential rain in Japan causes landslides and costs lives of 50

Rains, exceeding all historical records since 1976, have caused massive landslides last week in the outskirts of Hiroshima, urging the evacuation of residential areas and rising the death toll to 50 p...

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