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Fire whirl emerged during forest fire in Portugal
A fire whirl emerged during the fire in Alvao Natural Park in Vila Real on last Tuesday. The rarely seen weather event is assumed to have formed by a whirl merging with the burning bushes. It is possible that the whirl might stoke up the…
Turkey sends help for fire in Georgia
Turkey sent 3 firefighting aircraft for the forest fire broke out in Samtshe-Cavaheti, Georgia 5 days ago. “Turkish planes will benefit our struggle with fire in Borcomi municipality. The 3 aircraft are being used for the extinguishment…
Fishing ban in Mediterranean pans out
Having dived in Konyaaltı offshore with his students from Department of Aquaculture, Prof. Dr Mehmet Gökoğlu stated that Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s decision of banning hunting leer fish resulted in increase of their population.…
Highest drought seen in Europe in last 500 years
Based on the data received from European Drought Observatory, Joint Research Centre of European Commission (JRC) published an analytical report named “Drought in Europe - August 2022”. According to the report, drought in many regions of…
Sunset over easternmost city of Turkey
The sunset in Iğdır, Turkey formed postcard-like images. The viewers were enchanted by the colors that emerged from Tekelti Mountain in Tuzluca district, and the sunset in Suveren village between the clouds. A drone captured the…
Turkey’s UNESCO listed cave crowded with visitors
Ballıca Cave is drawing the attention of local and foreigner nature lovers spending their summer vacation on Tokat, Turkey.
“The first researches in Ballıca Cave were done by Prof. Dr. Baki Canikli and his team in 1993 and were mapped in…
Overheat caused forest fire in China: 1500 evacuated
Fire broke out in forests and mountainside in Chongqing, on August 18, quickly spread to near locations. The smoke almost covered of the city center where 32 million people live.
The fire handled by the help of 5,000 people including…
Flood in US: Woman dies trapped in her car
Downpour in Texas led to flood in Dallas, Texas. The flood caused roads to submerge in water and blocked the cars from moving. A 60 years old woman trapped in her car found dead after flood level decreased.
National Weather Service…
Seven died in Shrine Collapse in Iraq
A shrine collapsed in Karbala, Iraq on last Saturday because of the landslide. Iraq Ministry of Health spokesperson Seyf el-Bedir stated that 7 found dead and 6, including 3 children, were rescued from the wreckage.
Flood in Afghanistan killed 20, injured 35
Flood caused by downpour killed 20 and injured 35 people while destroying many houses and farm lands in Logar. Taliban spokesperson Zabinullah Mujahid asked help from international organizations for the casualties. It is considered that…