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20,000 Displaced in Indonesia as Volcano Erupts 50 Times
01/07/2014

Remarkably, no casualties were reported as a result of Mount Sinabung’s most recent eruptions in spite of reports of a panicked evacuation.

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Mount Sinabung Erupts: Volcano Forces 19,000 To Evacuate In Western Indonesia
01/06/2014

More than 19,000 people have been evacuated from villages in a danger zone 5 kilometers (3 miles)

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Millions Of Acres Of Chinese Farmland Too Polluted To Grow Food, Highlighting Growing Threat
01/03/2014

“These areas cannot continue farming,”

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Life Box: An Air-Droppable Pop-Up Recovery Shelter For Victims Of Natural Disasters
01/02/2014

The Life Box is available in three different classes: ‘air’, ‘land’ and ‘water’.

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Modular natural dam design protects communities from rising sea levels
12/31/2013

Made with a mix of concrete and natural materials, CALTROPe can be easily installed by local communities with minimal intervention…

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Australian Coal Port Expansion Will Hasten the Great Barrier Reef’s Death, Activists Say
12/30/2013

The plans for India’s Adani Group to expand the coal port at Abbott Point making it one of the largest coal ports in the world.

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Crazy ‘Step Into the Void’ Glass Cube Lets Visitors “Float” Over the French Alps
12/27/2013

This crazy ‘Step into the Void’ installation is not for the faint of heart.

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Arctic Ice Melt Tied To Heat Waves And Downpours In U.S., Europe And Elsewhere, Study Suggests
12/26/2013

The science of a warming Arctic is far from settled.

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Can China’s Smog Problem Be Cured With Artificial Rain?
12/25/2013

According to local media, the government is mulling over a plan to combat China’s smog with artificial rain.

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Beloved Bananas May Become Extinct as Fungus Spreads Around the World
12/24/2013

A nasty fungus that has been decimating bananas in Asia and Australia has jumped to Jordan and Mozambique.

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