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NASA-ISRO Radar Mission Maps Mississippi Delta With Cloud-Piercing Precision
A newly released image from the NISAR mission has showcased the satellite's ability to penetrate cloud cover and reveal detailed features of Earth's surface.
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Singapore's Changi Airport Opens World's First Outdoor Bamboo Garden, Open 24/7
The lush green and relaxing Bamboo Grove is open to everyone and not just transit passengers, 24 hours a day, at no cost.
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"World's 3rd Highest Density": Assam Chief Minister On International Tiger Day
Assam has expanded its wildlife reserves by taking action against encroachment, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday, noting that the state has the world's third-highest tiger density.
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Brazil's 'Bill Of Devastation' Pushes Amazon Forest Towards Tipping Point
A bill essentially abolishing Brazils environmental licensing system is just days away from likely passage by the countrys National Congress.
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This Forest In Africa, About The Size Of Mexico Is Largest Dry Woodland
Most of us, as early as in our school days, learnt about the Amazon being the largest rainforest in the world. But there's another forest, about the size of Mexico, in Africa, covered with tropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands.
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Buried Alive? The Surreal Story Of How Covid Took Over A City In The Amazon
Juan Pablo Vaquero was pronounced dead in the Peruvian Amazonian city of Iquitos in the first wave of COVID-19 in April 2020. His sister wasn't allowed to see his body. Three days later came home after waking up in a pile of corpses in the jungle.
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Chinese Man Trapped In Well For 3 Days As Villagers Mistake His Cries For Ghost Sounds
It wasn't until police dispatched rescue personnel to the forest that they heard a voice responding to their calls.
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6-Year-Old Boy Found Alive In Vietnam Forest After 4 Days
A six-year-old boy missing for four days was found alive in a forest in a mountainous part of northern Vietnam, police said Thursday.
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Brazilians "Struggle To Breathe" As Amazon Forest Burns In Wildfire
Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city.
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Hundreds Evacuated Amid Raging Forest Fire In Turkey: Report
Firefighters were battling a strong forest fire in Turkey's Aegean city of Izmir for a third day on Saturday, AFP reporters said, with hundreds more people evacuated overnight.
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Climate Change Impact on Wayanad Landslides: Study Reveals Key Findings
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) study revealed that the devastating landslides in Wayanad, which resulted in more than 200 fatalities, were heavily influenced by human-induced climate change. On July 30, Wayanad received 140 mm of rainfall in a single day, marking it as the third heaviest one-day rainfall event in the district's history. The st...
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Opinion | Here's To Tribals And Their Endless Fight For Jal, Jungle, Zameen
As the world observes International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Adivasi communities in Hasdeo, Singrauli, Talabira, Gare Pelma, Chhindwara, and elsewhere are resisting the takeover of their jal, jangal, and zameen.
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Raging Park Fire Grows To California's 6th Largest Wildfire Ever
Thousands of firefighters battling a massive northern California wildfire were working in milder temperatures and higher humidity Monday, but the blaze that has destroyed more than 100 structures since it began five days ago continues to grow.
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'1923' Actor Cole Brings Plenty, Missing For 4 Days, Found Dead In Forest
US actor Cole Brings Plenty, star of Yellowstone spinoff series 1923, was found dead on Saturday under mysterious circumstances, days after his family reported he was missing.
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''Majestic Sight'': On World Lion Day, Incredible Video Of A Pride Of Lions Goes Viral
The video was captured in a beautiful forest where a pride of lions was seen crossing a waterhole.
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NASA-ISRO Radar Mission Maps Mississippi Delta With Cloud-Piercing Precision
A newly released image from the NISAR mission has showcased the satellite's ability to penetrate cloud cover and reveal detailed features of Earth's surface.
-
Singapore's Changi Airport Opens World's First Outdoor Bamboo Garden, Open 24/7
The lush green and relaxing Bamboo Grove is open to everyone and not just transit passengers, 24 hours a day, at no cost.
-
"World's 3rd Highest Density": Assam Chief Minister On International Tiger Day
Assam has expanded its wildlife reserves by taking action against encroachment, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday, noting that the state has the world's third-highest tiger density.
-
Brazil's 'Bill Of Devastation' Pushes Amazon Forest Towards Tipping Point
A bill essentially abolishing Brazils environmental licensing system is just days away from likely passage by the countrys National Congress.
-
This Forest In Africa, About The Size Of Mexico Is Largest Dry Woodland
Most of us, as early as in our school days, learnt about the Amazon being the largest rainforest in the world. But there's another forest, about the size of Mexico, in Africa, covered with tropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands.
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Buried Alive? The Surreal Story Of How Covid Took Over A City In The Amazon
Juan Pablo Vaquero was pronounced dead in the Peruvian Amazonian city of Iquitos in the first wave of COVID-19 in April 2020. His sister wasn't allowed to see his body. Three days later came home after waking up in a pile of corpses in the jungle.
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Chinese Man Trapped In Well For 3 Days As Villagers Mistake His Cries For Ghost Sounds
It wasn't until police dispatched rescue personnel to the forest that they heard a voice responding to their calls.
-
6-Year-Old Boy Found Alive In Vietnam Forest After 4 Days
A six-year-old boy missing for four days was found alive in a forest in a mountainous part of northern Vietnam, police said Thursday.
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Brazilians "Struggle To Breathe" As Amazon Forest Burns In Wildfire
Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city.
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Hundreds Evacuated Amid Raging Forest Fire In Turkey: Report
Firefighters were battling a strong forest fire in Turkey's Aegean city of Izmir for a third day on Saturday, AFP reporters said, with hundreds more people evacuated overnight.
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Climate Change Impact on Wayanad Landslides: Study Reveals Key Findings
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) study revealed that the devastating landslides in Wayanad, which resulted in more than 200 fatalities, were heavily influenced by human-induced climate change. On July 30, Wayanad received 140 mm of rainfall in a single day, marking it as the third heaviest one-day rainfall event in the district's history. The st...
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Opinion | Here's To Tribals And Their Endless Fight For Jal, Jungle, Zameen
As the world observes International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Adivasi communities in Hasdeo, Singrauli, Talabira, Gare Pelma, Chhindwara, and elsewhere are resisting the takeover of their jal, jangal, and zameen.
-
Raging Park Fire Grows To California's 6th Largest Wildfire Ever
Thousands of firefighters battling a massive northern California wildfire were working in milder temperatures and higher humidity Monday, but the blaze that has destroyed more than 100 structures since it began five days ago continues to grow.
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'1923' Actor Cole Brings Plenty, Missing For 4 Days, Found Dead In Forest
US actor Cole Brings Plenty, star of Yellowstone spinoff series 1923, was found dead on Saturday under mysterious circumstances, days after his family reported he was missing.
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''Majestic Sight'': On World Lion Day, Incredible Video Of A Pride Of Lions Goes Viral
The video was captured in a beautiful forest where a pride of lions was seen crossing a waterhole.
