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Dwarf bamboo stoking forest fires in northeast India

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Dwarf bamboo stoking forest fires in northeast India

15/02/21

Ageing dams are ‘ticking time bombs’

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Ageing dams are ‘ticking time bombs’

08/02/21

Mock COP26 calls for rapid action on climate change

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Mock COP26 calls for rapid action on climate change

08/12/20

Nuclear plants in Arabian Sea face tsunami risk

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Nuclear plants in Arabian Sea face tsunami risk

20/09/20

Indonesia’s undersea landslide risk areas mapped

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Indonesia’s undersea landslide risk areas mapped

27/04/20

‘Rural areas near big cities less vulnerable to disasters’

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‘Rural areas near big cities less vulnerable to disasters’

26/04/20

Pacific islands bucking odds to remain COVID-free

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Pacific islands bucking odds to remain COVID-free

09/04/20

Nepal’s lowland ‘food basket’ vulnerable to climate change

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Nepal’s lowland ‘food basket’ vulnerable to climate change

01/04/20

Australian bushfire smoke drifts to South America

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Australian bushfire smoke drifts to South America

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