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Spain
Wildfires in Tenerife: A paradise up in flames
Wildfires across the world are devastating huge areas. Often humans are the culprits with campfires, cigarettes and even arson attacks.…
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Sport
Re-greening Uzbekistan’s desertified Aral Sea region
In this episode of Focus, we look at a project to reverse the desertification of the region where the fourth…
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United States
Entire city evacuated as Canada’s record wildfire season blazes on
The entire capital city of Canada’s Northwest Territories was evacuated on Thursday as fire crews battled to keep a wildfire…
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Asia
Commentary: From freezing -53°C to scorching 52°C, how can China adapt to a new normal
DAMS AND FLOOD CONTROL Hydropower is one of the oldest and largest sources of renewable energy. During the last 30…
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Spain
Valencia: Record-breaking temperature of 46.8°C seen in coastal city
By Ruth Wright with AFP Published on 11/08/2023 – 13:25 Local residents say the city is ‘unlivebable’. The Spanish city of Valencia…
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Asia
Desperate for a drink: Indonesian villagers dig up dry river bed in drought
KARANGANYAR, Indonesia: It’s been four long, hot months since Sunardi’s village has seen any rainfall as an El Nino-induced drought…
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News
Water-stressed Iraq dries up fish farms
“STRATEGIC RESERVES” From a bird’s-eye view, the backfilled dry patches of land that replaced the ponds are marked out by…
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Asia
Indonesia to prepare 500,000 hectares for rice crops amid El Nino phenomenon
This is not the country’s first ambitious agricultural project. An ongoing food estate project which kicked off in 2020, is…
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Asia
Indonesia to send aid to drought-hit Papua region
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities will this week send aid to remote areas of the eastern Papua region, where thousands are facing…
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Asia
Indonesia braces for prolonged drought, clean water shortage and crop failure due to El Nino
JAKARTA: For weeks, dozens of residents of Ridogalih Village have been flocking to a small river to bathe and wash…
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