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Colombia mudslide: Dozens of people die as bus is buried
BBC NEWS   05 December 2022   Colombia   Risaralda  
Part of the mountainside gave way and buried at least three vehicles
<p>A landslide on a road in the province of Risaralda in western Colombia has killed at least 27 people, the country's president has announced.<br />A bus full of passengers was among several vehicles buried under mud and rocks, which tumbled down a hillside ...
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa is erupting for the first time since 1984
CNN   28 November 2022   Hawaii   Mauna Loa  
Red hues from the eruption of Mauna Loa illuminated Monday's predawn sky.
<p>The world&rsquo;s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa on Hawaii, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years.<br />Though lava is flowing down one side of the volcano, the eruption in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is not threatening communities, the ...
Flood In Albania: Heavy Rain Continues To Batter Western Balkans
Outlook India   22 November 2022   Albania  
Albania Floods | Photo: AP/Franc Zhurda
<p>The flood in northern and central parts of the country has claimed six lives so far. In some towns, transportation is affected heavily as the local roads are cut off.</p>
Climate change: Melting glaciers could release tonnes of bacteria
BBC NEWS   17 November 2022   World  
Scientists are concerned thousands of tonnes of harmful bacteria could be released into rivers and lakes
<p>Vast amounts of bacteria could be released as the world's glaciers melt due to climate change, scientists have warned.<br />Potentially harmful pathogens are among the thousands of microbes that could leak into rivers and lakes.<br />Researchers at Aberystwyth ...
Transported through history: Greek mosaic floor graces new subway station
Reuters   02 November 2022   Greece   athens  
A person looks at a map of Piraeus that showcases the ancient irrigation system inside Piraeus subway station, near Athens, Greece, October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
<p>THENS, Nov 2 (Reuters) - In a domed passageway outside Athens, crowds study display panels and look down though glass beneath their feet at a mosaic floor from a 4th century BC house surrounded by ceramics and other domestic objects.<br />They're not visitors ...
Dinosaur fossil found in Cambodia
Vietnam plus   01 November 2022   Cambodia   Koh Por island  
Photo courtesy of Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment
<p>Phnom Penh (VNA) &ndash; A fossil unearthed on Koh Por island in Koh Kong province of Cambodia has been identified as the bones of a dinosaur, Hun Marady, director of provincial environment department was quoted by the country's Agence Kampuchea Presse ...
The world’s melting glaciers are yielding up their secrets too quickly
Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
<p>FORCLE GLACIER, Switzerland — At around 8,000 feet above sea level, Switzerland’s Forcle Glacier has for thousands of years been deeply ensconced in a frigid mountain valley overlooked by some of Europe’s highest peaks.<br>Are you on Telegram? Subscribe ...
Tourist killed as landslide hits Crete hotel (Video)
social news xyz   31 October 2022   Greece   Crete  
<p>(31 Oct 2022) A foreign tourist died on Sunday after a landslide at a hotel in Crete. (Oct. 31)</p>
Indians demand return of Koh-i-Noor diamond after Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
The National News   21 September 2022   India  
The Imperial Crown of India was made for King George V. Getty Images
<p>Indians are calling for the return of Koh-i-Noor, the world&rsquo;s most expensive diamond, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week.<br />The 105.6-carat oval-shaped Koh-i-Noor, which means &ldquo;mountain of light&rdquo; in Persian and is worth ...
Two-legged dinosaur from Zimbabwe is the oldest ever found in Africa
Artistic reconstruction of Mbiresaurus raathi, which has been discovered in Zimbabwe/ Andrey Atuchin
<p>The remains of a new species of plant-eating dinosaur has been unearthed in northern Zimbabwe. It is part of a huge assemblage of fossils from the Late Triassic that could help us understand how the period&rsquo;s climate influenced the dispersal of early ...