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DISASTER WARNING: Volcano ERUPTS in Russia / WYNKnews
A Russian volcano began erupting late on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency reported.
Plosky Tolbachik, in Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, erupted Tuesday evening for the first time since 1976, spewing a column of ash seven kilometers into the atmosphere.
The volcanic ash cloud drifted toward northwest while the lava flowing down the volcano's southern slope.
The ash fell in the villages of Maiskoye and Krasny Yar, forming a ash layer of about four centimeters.
An orange alert has been issued due to the eruption, which though did not pose hazard to the populated area.
The 3,085-meter-high volcano is situated in the southwestern sector of the Klyuchevsky group of volcanoes in Kamchatka's east, 343 kilometers away from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
A significant increase in seismic activity and more than 130 volcanic earthquakes have been registered at Plosky Tolbachik volcano.
Its latest eruption was recorded in 1975-1976.
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River of Lava - South Pacific / BBC
In this must-see clip, a River of Lava originating from the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea snakes it's way over land before meeting the sea and exploding below the waves in a dramatic battle of the elements.
The Climate Reality Pledge / ClimateReality
Add your voice at http://climaterealityproject.org/pledge
By uniting our voices, we have the power to change the world.
Disappearing frogs / Green tv
Disease, pollution, and loss of habitat are killing off hundreds of species of amphibians. One of the biggest threats is an aquatic fungus which biologist Vance Vredenburg studies and helps scientists who are dealing with this crisis globally.
Sustainable cities: interview with Holger Dalkmann, CEO Embarq/WRI / GREEN TV
How does urban planning influence our transportation patterns?
Episode five of 'Sustainable Cities' series at thecrystal.org.
Knut Remembered
We remember "Knut", as we look back on this endearing moment
when he was first learning to walk on all fours.
Following his death 19 March 2011, we look back at the life of the world's most popular polar bear.
European Green Capital Award / EU GreenCapital
The European Green Capital Award was conceived to promote and reward the efforts made by local European authorities to improve the environment. With 80% of the European population living in an urban environment, it is natural that cities play a key role in making the environment greener and improving the quality of life of its citizens. This video gives a brief introduction to the background, vision and aim of the award.
See why Hamburg is the 2011 European Green Capital
This video takes you on a tour to the six green cities nominated as finalists for the European Green Capital Award of 2012 and 2013: Barcelona, Malmö, Nantes, Nuremberg, Reykjavik and Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz has been declared winner of the European Green Capital Award 2012.
This is a brief video of Frankfurt - one of the three finalists
for the title of European Green Capital 2014.
This is a brief video of Copenhagen - one of the three finalists
for the title of European Green Capital 2014.
This is a brief video of Bristol- one of the three finalists
for the title of European Green Capital 2014.
10 Places To Visit Before They Disappear / All Time 10s
From natural wonders to entire cities, these 10 amazing places
could all disappear in the near future.
Rise Above Plastics - Plastics Kill / Surfrider Foundation
There's some scary creatures in the ocean... none more scary than plastic.
December 6, 2012
The New Vision for Agriculture / The World Economic Forum
Feeding the world sustainably, as the global population grows, is one of the world's major challenges. The World Economic Forum's New Vision for Agriculture initiative works in innovative ways to mobilize solutions to this challenge.
Europes Last Wild Horses / Oasis HD
Beautiful and untamed, these animals are our last window into how horses live in the wild, their traits selected by nature rather than human breeding.
10 Mind Blowing Facts About The Internet
How much does the internet weigh?
Find out here, along with 9 other amazing facts about the internet.
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SUSTAINABLE FINANCING FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS / WWF
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Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.9 / EEA
We use our citizens actively, we use our local companies and we use the techno-logical development that exists in the field. Torben Juul, Technical Director Thisted Municipality
Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.8 / EEA
During the Soviet era, Dedoplistskaro in south east Georgia was the countrys main production area for wheat and sunflower seeds. That came to an end in 1991 when Georgia became independent and Russia cut off its energy supply. To survive the cold winters, the people resorted to cutting down trees for firewood, stripping the countryside of the windbreaks that protected the crops and soil from the harsh desert winds and provided a natural habitat for many species of animals and plants.
Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.7 / EEA
Almost a third of the Netherlands lies below sea level, and over the centuries the country has developed a highly efficient flood-defence system. The tragic floods of 1953, caused by a storm surge and exceptionally spring tides, led to a range of modern-day engineering so-lutions as well as a heightened awareness in Dutch society of the dangers of sea level rise. But when, in the mid 1990s, unusually heavy rain in Belgium and Germany caused the Rhine and the Meuse to breach their banks and hundreds of thousands of people had to be evacuated, it was clear that long-term action would have to be taken to protect against flooding from river water as well. The government has now launched a wide ranging pro-gramme of adaptation schemes to protect the coasts from sea-level and to create Room for the River, by establishing unobstructed spaces into which the major rivers can safely over-flow.
Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.6 / EEA
Silent except for the humming of bees and the distant hammering of woodpeckers, Białowieża Forest is a fairy-tale landscape of tall trees, peat bogs and meadows home to innumerable species of birds, invertebrates, lichens, fungi and other flora and fauna includ-ing grey wolves, lynx, elk and a large herd of rare European bison.
Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.5 / EEA
Ten years ago, a group of people in Ireland came together to try to reduce their overall carbon footprint by building an ecological community. They looked at how they could incor-porate sustainability into every aspect of their lives how they could build and power their houses, how they could earn their living, how they could travel and grow their food.
Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.4 / EEA
Producing sustainably works and it should be replicable all over the world. Antonio Lo Franco, Fattoria La Vialla. The family run Fattoria La Vialla in Tuscany is a shining example of truly sustainable farming. Every element of the production chain, from preparing the soil through to packaging the produce, has been planned with the environment in mind.
Environmental atlas of Europe, p.3 / EEA
The Swedish forestry model is built on regenerating forests, so when the old forest is taken away a new forest is established. It is when the forest is young and middle aged that it grows most rapidly, hence absorbing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. By monitoring and using modern technology, forest experts indentify trees that should be harvested and trees that should be left behind.
Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.2 / EEA
An Environmental Atlas story about Europe's first Cross-border Biosphere, which combines the two large strips of forests, the Pfälzerwald and Les Vosges du Nord, into a beautiful and vibrant bioreserve. In certain zones of the bioreserve small scale farmers are making a business out of producing high quality organic products.
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Push Button. Save Planet / ClimateReality
Give carbon pollution the finger. Push button to sign the petition in support of the EPA Carbon Pollution Standard. http://ClimateReality.com/PushButton
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Remembering Russell E. Train / WWF
Russell E. Train, Founder Chairman Emeritus of World Wildlife Fund, passed away on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012.
Train was one of the most influential and well-known leaders in American conservation. Over the past half century, under his guidance and visionary leadership, World Wildlife Fund-US has grown from a small primarily grant-making organization into a global conservation force with over 1 million members in the U.S. Train was a pioneer not only at WWF, but for the entire conservation movement.
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Sustainable Timber Action / ICLEI Europe
Sustainable Timber Action (STA) http://www.sustainable-timber-action.org/
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