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NASA shares picture of Salda Lake in Turkey
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared a photo of Salda Lake on Instagram. Salda Lake, also known as Turkey's Maldives, is located in the southern province of Burdur's Yesilova district, Turkey. According to NASA,…
mexican Popocatepetl volcano erupts
The Popocatepetl volcano launched a steam column of approximately 1,500 meters, located in the Mexican state of Mexico and on the border of the cities of Morelos and Puebla.
The Mexican National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred),…
Uludag uncovers the stunning view of autumn
The beauty of autumn marks Uludag in Turkish city of Bursa, which hosts trees such as oak, pine species, chestnut, walnut, poplar, hazelnut, hornbeam, plane tree, Uludag fir and Western Black Sea fir. The region has been under protection as…
Flash floods in northern Black sea region of Turkey ripped up roads
Floods hit northern Kastamonu province for the second time destroying several bridges and ripped up roads leading to road closure among some villages, authorities said. No transportation could be provided in Kastamonu’s Çatalzeytin district…
crews respond forest fire in turkey
A fire broke out at night in a forest area in Turkey's Dalaman district. Upon the fire notification, the fire extinguishing teams of the Muğla Regional Directorate of Forestry were dispatched to the region. Dozens of land vehicles along…
lava flow from volcano in la palma spread over an area of 434 hectares
The lava flow from the Cumbre Vieja on the Spanish Island of La Palma spread over an area of 434 hectares to date. Partial collapse of the volcanic crater caused increase in lava flow. According to Canary Islands Volcanology Institute…
oil spill clean up begins in california coast
Clean up efforts began on the shores of Huntington Beach in the Californian state of US after 3,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Orange County coast. Fishing and public activities are temporarily halted, where authorities took samples to…
Turkey deploys firefighting helicopter to Cyprus
A firefighting helicopter was sent to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to support the firefighting efforts in Beşparmak mountains of Alevkaya region, officials said.
“We requested a firefighting helicopter from Turkey to respond the…