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Germany shuts 15 coal-fired power plants as phase-out ramps up
05 Apr 2024 05:24 GMT
… end of the decade. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in … economical”. He added: “Several coal-fired power plants that were still … grid for good.”
Coal-fired electricity had already declined in … briquette – compressed coal dust or peat used as fuel – was also …
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Russia Unprepared for 'Alarming' 2024 Wildfire Season, Experts Warn
21 Mar 2024 14:47 GMT
… threat of peat fires before they become a larger hazard.
These peat fires, often referred … a common challenge in Russia. This has prompted firefighters to brace for new … needed for effective fire prevention.
With over 90% of Russia’s wildfires caused …
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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Champs Fan Guide: Stanford Battling Losses Amid Their Bid for a 3-Peat
27 Feb 2024 02:49 GMT
2024 Pac-12 Championship (Women’s Fan Guide)
Dates: Wednesday, February 28 – Saturday, March 2
Location: Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, WA
Defending champions: Stanford (2x)
Live Results
Live Video
Championship Central
Women swimming …
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Poland experts rule out Russian hand in Przewodów incident last year, say it was a Ukrainian missile that killed Polish citizens
27 Sep 2023 07:46 GMT
… peat factory and killed two farmers. The investigators have concluded that Russian … fired its journalist for falsely claiming it was a Russian … published a story that Russian-fired missiles cross into … issue may indirectly benefit Russia, leading to diplomatic …
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SA firefighters hard at work in Canada, but they might be needed at home this fire season
14 Sep 2023 20:22 GMT
… Alberta: “The problem is the peat fires that burn underground.”
“There is … , Spain and even Switzerland and Russia, but WoF says this is … includes fire prevention, fire detection, awareness, suppression and aerial firefighting.
The WoF firefighting programme …
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What are peatlands, and why do they matter?
01 May 2024 17:46 GMT
… of dead plant material, called peat, at the surface.
They … Europe, North America and Russia.
There are also large … get out of control, as peat fires smolder beneath the surface, … conditions required for peat formation, and to reintroduce peat-forming plants. …
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Nearly 100 Wildfires Blazing Across Russia’s Republic of Sakha
07 Aug 2023 17:27 GMT
… the local branch of the Russian emergencies ministry said Monday.
… Avialesookhrana, a branch of Russia’s Federal Forest Agency.
… potential in other parts of Russia — especially in the Ural … seen an abnormal number of peat fires, especially in the Sverdlovsk …
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The Canadian forest fires and global climate change: a conversation with forest fire scientist Dr. Ellen Whitman
03 Aug 2023 03:50 GMT
… in the world. Only the Russian Federation (815 million HA) … by trees and stored in peat soils, which are very … , Canada, Northern Europe, and Russia. This amounts to 703 gigatons … just three countries—Russia, Brazil, and Canada.]
Having fires occur more …
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Will war limit Russia's firefighting response?
11 May 2022 11:12 GMT
… from each square meter of peat fire are "many times higher … tons. Peat fires are particularly hard to extinguish. War, sanctions may hamper response Russia… the reduced civil protection." Peat fires can smolder for months, releasing …
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Overwintering 'zombie' fires may become more common
19 Apr 2023 16:14 GMT
… was caused by overwintering fires that survived from … scope of overwintering fires in northern Russia, Veraverbeke said.
… To survive the winter, fires have … the vulnerability of boreal peat, which protects permafrost below …