Peat fires in Sumatra strengthen in El Nino years
Sumatra's burning again and the El Nino event that is occurring this year is partially to blame for the proliferation of the blazes.
Sumatra's burning again and the El Nino event that is occurring this year is partially to blame for the proliferation of the blazes.
Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2015
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Researchers have combined satellite observations with atmospheric modelling to calculate how fires associated with industrial concessions in the Sumatra and Kalimantan regions of Indonesia affect air quality across Equatorial ...
Environment
Aug 11, 2015
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Eruptions of ash at five volcanoes shrouded the skies over parts of the Indonesian archipelago Wednesday, forcing three airports to close.
Earth Sciences
Jul 22, 2015
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When Indonesian farmer Elfi Dalimunthe fled to safety last week as a volcano hurled hot ash and rocks across the sky, it marked the third time she was forced to abandon her home in recent years.
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2015
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Authorities in western Indonesia on Monday evacuated hundreds of villagers living near a volcano that is spewing hot ash down its slopes almost daily.
Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2015
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A volcano in western Indonesia that has been spewing clouds of searing gas high into the air let out a new powerful burst Wednesday.
Earth Sciences
Jun 10, 2015
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More than 2,000 people visited McMaster this week to see - and smell - the corpse plant that bloomed at the Biology Greenhouse.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2015
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(AP)—A powerful undersea earthquake shook parts of southern Indonesia on Friday, but no major damage or tsunami were expected because of its depth.
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2015
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Elephants have joined the front line of the fight against poaching and illegal logging in the dense jungles of Sumatra.
Ecology
Feb 11, 2015
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A once-blind female orangutan who regained her sight with surgery has returned to the rainforests of Indonesia's Sumatra island, but with only one of her young twins, an environment group said.
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2015
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