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Sight to the central fissure of Laki volcano, Iceland. An estimated 120 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted, about three times the total annual European industrial output in 2006, and equivalent to a 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption every three days
Disaster   Europe   Photos   Volcano   Wikipedia: Mount Pinatubo  
Is a super-volcano just 390 miles from London about to erupt?
Share It’s similar in size to Mount Pinatubo, which in 1991 gave us the biggest eruption of the 20th century Billions of tons of ash and magma would be ejected Southern England would be covered ... (photo: Creative Commons / Valtameri)
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Kashmiri master chefs, locally known as Waza's, sought out meat in preparation for a wedding banquet the summer capital of indian kashmir, in Srinagar on November 17, 2011. Michael Mansfield : Abolishing meat is an ethical issue that requires everyone's attention
| World Week for the Abolition of Meat – from 23 to 29 January – is a week when we are asked to reflect on that suffering and try switching to vegetarian meals. Nothi... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Independent
Agriculture   Environment   Photos   Vegetarian   Wikipedia: Vegetarianism  
 The Sunflower Electric Cooperative´s coal-fired power plant is shown in Holcomb, Kan. Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007. (gm1)   Environmental group urges lawmakers to consider health impact of coal
| Kentucky's leaders should consider the health hazards of mining, moving and burning coal as they craft the state's energy policy, an environmental group said Tuesday. |... (photo: AP/Charlie Riedel) Lexington Herald-Leader
Coal   Health   Kentucky   Mining   Photos   Wikipedia: Kentucky  
Italian Navy scuba divers return after working on the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Salvage crews prepare to pump fuel from wrecked Italian liner
| GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Salvage crews began preparations on Tuesday to pump thousands of tonnes of fuel from the wreck of the Costa Concordia as the search continued ... (photo: AP / Pier Paolo Cito) The Star
Costa Concordia   Environment   Italy   Photos   Wikipedia: Costa Concordia disaster  
Fish are drying in sun light - dried fish Rising wealth of Asians straining world fish stock
| MANILA, Philippines - U.N. marine experts say rising wealth in Asia and fishing subsidies are among factors driving overexploitation of the world's fish resources, whil... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The State
Asia   Environment   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Asia  
This image made from an April 12-13, 2010 video provided Wednesday, April 21, 2010 by NASA shows an eruptive prominence blasting away from the sun. The prominence appears to stretch almost halfway across the sun, about 500,000 miles. NASA on Wednesday unveiled the first images from a new satellite designed to predict disruptive solar storms, and scientists say they're already learning new things. Strongest Solar Storm Since 2005 Hitting Earth
Storm can impact GPS, air travel | WASHINGTON (AP) — Space weather officials say the strongest solar storm in more than six years is bombarding Earth with radiation... (photo: AP / NASA) US News
Earth   Photos   Solar   Storm   Wikipedia: Solar storm of 1859  
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PEN writers condemn attacks on Mexico journalists
Cuba: Tough prison terms for mahogany tree thefts
Efraín Ríos Montt: Guatemala human rights groups welcome g
Fidel Castro speaks during a special session of parliament in his first official government appearance in front of lawmakers in four years in Havana, Cuba, Saturday Aug. 7, 2010.
Fidel Castro writes again after long break
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Production of hybrid, electric and hydrogen cars boosted by
California passes new auto emission rules
Asteroid narrowly misses the Earth
Eggner Ferry Bridge Hit By Delta Mariner Ship In Kentucky (P
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The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Gift: A Trip to Tahiti
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Popular Criticism Cracks China’s Wall of Denial About Poll
Bus-sized asteroid comes extremely close to Earth
Leaked data: Palm biodiesel as dirty as fuel from tar sands
Thailand to build DNA database to protect elephants
In this image made off MRTV video footage, a rare white elephant is caught in the jungles in Maungdaw township in northwestern Rakhine state, Myanmar. The rare white elephant has been captured in the jungles of northwestern Myanmar, a mostly Buddhist country where the animals are considered good omens, state media reported Tuesday, June 29, 2010. White elephants, actually albinos, have for centuries been revered in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and other Asian nations. They were normally kept and pampered by monarchs and considered a symbol of royal power and prosperity.
Thailand to build DNA database to protect elephants
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Wildlife Facing Poaching 'Horror Story'
Nema and Karuri Council Sued Over Waste Disposal in Kiambu T
Executive Committed to Environmental Technologies
African Union Research Grants - 2012 Open Call for Proposals
Elephant at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. E2ride bike tours opened in 2009 and is the area's only historical bicycle tour company in Riverside-Avondale, San Marco, Olde Mandarin, Springfield and Jacksonville Beach
How China is driving the grim rise in illegal ivory
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Landowners can apply for environmental enhancement funding
New Zealand Stranded Whales Shot After Failed Rescue Attempt
Environmental Recovery plan for Rena launched
New Zealand whale stranding kills 36, threatens 40
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Public Eye award singles out mining company Vale, Barclays
Seal Slaughter End In Sight? Key Canadian MP Cracks the Ice
Italian Navy scuba divers return after working on the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.
Salvage crews prepare to pump fuel from wrecked Italian liner
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