Krakatoa volcano
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10-11-21
Krakatoa is a subduction volcano in the Sunda Strait in Indonesia, between Sumatra and Java and whose eruptions are explosive.
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The Corn Belt
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10-11-21
The Corn Belt is a major agricultural space in the United States, roughly covering Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio where corn cultivation accounts for 50% of production.
December 11, International Mountain Day
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10-11-21
Mountains are home to 15% of the world's population and are home to around half of the world's hotbeds of biodiversity.
New Cairo City
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10-11-21
New Cairo is a new city located in the Arabian Desert between Cairo and Suez.
World Day of Artisanal Fishermen and Sea Workers
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10-11-21
This day aims to defend and promote the interests of those who make a living from artisanal fishing.
African mountain forests, carbon sinks
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10-11-21
A new study now reveals that African mountain forests are capable of storing nearly 150 tons of carbon per hectare, much more than the amount estimated by climatologists.
Massive Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet
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09-11-21
The Danish Meteorological Institute reported temperatures of more than 20 ° C this summer, more than twice the normal average summer temperature in northern Greenland.
Drought in Syria
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02-11-21
Syria has been affected by a devastating drought in 2020 and 2021, affecting 1.3 million people according to the UN.
Gezira, the Cotton Region of Sudan
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26-10-21
The Sudanese government is launching in 2021, a project to renovate the irrigation canals in the Gezira region between the Blue Nile and the White Nile, to revive cotton production, which represented a third of exports in 1970.
World Earthworm Day
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21-10-21
On October 21 we celebrate World Earthworm Day to honour Charles Darwin and the publication of his study on earthworms.
Colombus Day
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12-10-21
Christopher Columbus landed on October 12, 1492, after 9 weeks of crossing, on the ground of a new world he thought to be India when he had just discovered the Bahamas.
Mud Volcano in Azerbaijan
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05-10-21
4,800m is the distance calculated using Sentinel-2 imagery between the mud volcano that exploded on July 4, 2021 and oil and gas platforms in the Caspian Sea.