Wildfires smoke forces Siberian airport shut
July 14th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An airport in the Siberian city of Yakutsk was closed Saturday due to thick smoke from wildfires, according to the airport authority."Yakutsk airport was closed ... Read more...
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Warming could unleash more violent storms, says study
July 11th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, July 11 (IANS) Global warming could unleash more violent thunderstorms, flash floods and forest fires in the coming years, according to an Israeli researcher.The Tel Aviv University (TAU) ... Read more...
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Fires ravage 20,000 hectares of Himachal forests in two months (With Images)
June 28th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 28 (IANS) Unusually hot and dry conditions this summer have turned the green hills of Himachal Pradesh into a tinderbox - literally. Forest wealth estimated at well over ... Read more...
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Orthodox Russian entrepreneur warns employees to stop ‘living in sin” or lose jobs
August 17th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 17 (ANI): Russian business tycoon and devout orthodox believer Vasily Boiko-Veliki, also referred as Vasily Boiko-The Great, has stirred a controversy by asking his employees, who might staying with an ... Read more...
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Conserving and restoring moorlands can slow down climate change
March 7th, 2010 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
Washington, March 7 (ANI): Scientists have stressed that conserving and restoring the moorlands is important because they are some of the rarest habitats in the world, home to extremely rare animals and ... Read more...
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Fire Blazing In Northern Utah
August 7th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by GD
The northern reaches of Utah on Thursday night was aglow, the horizon above awash with an angry and lilting red as more than a dozen summer fires broke out in the region. ... Read more...
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South Africa prepares for second satellite launch in March
February 4th, 2009 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Feb 4 (IANS) South Africa will launch its second satellite from Kazakhstan's Baikonur space station March 25 to monitor disasters like floods, oil spills and wild fires in the country. The ... Read more...
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Scientists disapprove American comet impact theory
January 28th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 28 (ANI): New data has led scientists to disapprove a theory that a large comet exploded over North America 12,900 years ago, causing a shock wave that traveled at ... Read more...
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