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Forests Emit Carbon Dioxide for Years After Wildfires, Study Finds
A recent study has found that forests destroyed by wildfires continue to emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) for years after the flames die down. The research, conducted in Sweden’s boreal forests, revealed that burnt areas release CO₂ at a rate that more than doubles the amount emitted during the fire itself. These findings are particularly concerning...
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Google Maps Lands Tourists In Kerala Stream, Car Sinks, Passengers Rescued
Using Google maps to navigate resulted in a tourist group from Hyderabad driving into a stream swollen with water near Kuruppanthara in this south Kerala district, police said today.
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Over 50 Houses Damaged, Road Cut Off As Land Sinks In J&K's Ramban
More than 50 houses, four electricity towers, a receiving station, and a main road were damaged in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district dur to sinking of a road, officials said on Friday.
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China Is Sinking And A 3rd Of Its Population At Risk, Satellite Data Shows
About a third of China's urban population is estimated to be at risk due to land subsidence, shows a new finding which researchers said is indicative of a global phenomenon.
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Major US Cities Sinking Faster Than You Think, Warns NASA
The future of the US East Coast is at risk not just from rising sea levels but also from the subsidence of the land itself.
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Village In Himachal's Lahaul-Spiti Develops Cracks, Residents Seek Geological Survey
With nine of the 16 houses in Lindur village in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district developing cracks due to land sinking, the residents have sought a geological survey to ascertain the reason behind the subsidence.
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65% Joshimath Houses Affected By Subsidence, Need Immediate Repair: Study
Land subsidence has affected around 65 per cent of the houses in the pilgrimage town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand, according to a report by government agencies.
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No Toilet At Home, 3 Jharkhand Women Buried Alive In Field As Land Sinks
Three women in Jharkhand's Dhanbad were buried alive on Sunday after being trapped in subsidence while out to relieve themselves as they didn't have toilets at their homes.
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Residents Of "Sinking" Himachal Village Will Be Relocated: Chief Minister
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said residents of Kudi village, which has been "sinking" due to the recent floods in the state, would be relocated and directed officials to identify suitable land for their rehabilitation.
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Tourist Plane Sinks Off France After Engine Breakdown Forces Sea Landing
A pilot landed his tourist plane in choppy waters off southern France on Sunday after the aircraft's engine broke down, with all occupants surviving unharmed, firefighters said.
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After Joshimath-Like Situation In Jammu's Doda, Green Tribunal Forms Panel
The National Green Tribunal has formed a panel to conduct a study and suggest remedial measures for preventing environmental damage in light of the incident of land subsidence in Doda District of Jammu and Kashmir
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Land "Sinking" In Jammu And Kashmir's Ramban, 16 Houses Hit
More residential houses and power transmission towers were damaged due to "sinking" of land in the hilly Duksar Dalwa village in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, officials said on Monday.
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Uttarakhand Approves Compensation For 'Sinking' Joshimath Residents
The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to a policy for compensation and permanent rehabilitation of the affected families and people in land subsidence-hit Joshimath.
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Anxiety, Insomnia Add To Trauma Of People Shifted From Sinking Joshimath
Insomnia, anxiety, depression and crippling uncertainty about the future. As days pass into weeks and the cracks in their town widen and deepen, hundreds of people displaced by land subsidence in Joshimath.
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Uncontrolled Construction Caused Joshimath's Land Subsidence, Say Experts
Unplanned and uncontrolled construction in the name of development in Uttarakhand has brought Joshimath on the brink of sinking, experts said on Saturday and demanded that Himalayas be declared an eco-sensitive zone.
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Forests Emit Carbon Dioxide for Years After Wildfires, Study Finds
A recent study has found that forests destroyed by wildfires continue to emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) for years after the flames die down. The research, conducted in Sweden’s boreal forests, revealed that burnt areas release CO₂ at a rate that more than doubles the amount emitted during the fire itself. These findings are particularly concerning...
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Google Maps Lands Tourists In Kerala Stream, Car Sinks, Passengers Rescued
Using Google maps to navigate resulted in a tourist group from Hyderabad driving into a stream swollen with water near Kuruppanthara in this south Kerala district, police said today.
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Over 50 Houses Damaged, Road Cut Off As Land Sinks In J&K's Ramban
More than 50 houses, four electricity towers, a receiving station, and a main road were damaged in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district dur to sinking of a road, officials said on Friday.
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China Is Sinking And A 3rd Of Its Population At Risk, Satellite Data Shows
About a third of China's urban population is estimated to be at risk due to land subsidence, shows a new finding which researchers said is indicative of a global phenomenon.
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Major US Cities Sinking Faster Than You Think, Warns NASA
The future of the US East Coast is at risk not just from rising sea levels but also from the subsidence of the land itself.
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Village In Himachal's Lahaul-Spiti Develops Cracks, Residents Seek Geological Survey
With nine of the 16 houses in Lindur village in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti district developing cracks due to land sinking, the residents have sought a geological survey to ascertain the reason behind the subsidence.
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65% Joshimath Houses Affected By Subsidence, Need Immediate Repair: Study
Land subsidence has affected around 65 per cent of the houses in the pilgrimage town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand, according to a report by government agencies.
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No Toilet At Home, 3 Jharkhand Women Buried Alive In Field As Land Sinks
Three women in Jharkhand's Dhanbad were buried alive on Sunday after being trapped in subsidence while out to relieve themselves as they didn't have toilets at their homes.
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Residents Of "Sinking" Himachal Village Will Be Relocated: Chief Minister
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said residents of Kudi village, which has been "sinking" due to the recent floods in the state, would be relocated and directed officials to identify suitable land for their rehabilitation.
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Tourist Plane Sinks Off France After Engine Breakdown Forces Sea Landing
A pilot landed his tourist plane in choppy waters off southern France on Sunday after the aircraft's engine broke down, with all occupants surviving unharmed, firefighters said.
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After Joshimath-Like Situation In Jammu's Doda, Green Tribunal Forms Panel
The National Green Tribunal has formed a panel to conduct a study and suggest remedial measures for preventing environmental damage in light of the incident of land subsidence in Doda District of Jammu and Kashmir
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Land "Sinking" In Jammu And Kashmir's Ramban, 16 Houses Hit
More residential houses and power transmission towers were damaged due to "sinking" of land in the hilly Duksar Dalwa village in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, officials said on Monday.
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Uttarakhand Approves Compensation For 'Sinking' Joshimath Residents
The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to a policy for compensation and permanent rehabilitation of the affected families and people in land subsidence-hit Joshimath.
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Anxiety, Insomnia Add To Trauma Of People Shifted From Sinking Joshimath
Insomnia, anxiety, depression and crippling uncertainty about the future. As days pass into weeks and the cracks in their town widen and deepen, hundreds of people displaced by land subsidence in Joshimath.
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Uncontrolled Construction Caused Joshimath's Land Subsidence, Say Experts
Unplanned and uncontrolled construction in the name of development in Uttarakhand has brought Joshimath on the brink of sinking, experts said on Saturday and demanded that Himalayas be declared an eco-sensitive zone.
