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Indian rescuers were struggling to reach the victims trapped after part of a glacier in the Himalayas broke off and released a torrent of water and debris slammed into two hydroelectric plants. At least nine people were killed, and 140 were missing.
(Photo : Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)) A man reacting after he was pulled out from beneath the ground by ITBP personnel during rescue operations after a portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Tapovan area of the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, Sunday, Feb.7, 2021.
More than 2,000 members of the military, paramilitary groups, and police took part in the search-and-rescue operation, including soldiers expert in mountaineering, working into the night under bright halogen lights, authorities said.
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Before the former administration ended, it managed to fast track the approval to develop an infamous large proportioned project that is set to be constructed on the Alaskan lands.
In north-central Alaska, the Gates of The Arctic National Park serves as a genuine wilderness experience for the people who want to know what the Alaskan ecosystem truly is. But, it s not just an authentic Alaskan tourist destination; it also serves as a wildlife reserve for endemic animals that are local to the Alaskan wilderness.
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The national park caters to the needs of tourists and wildlife alike-a real safe haven to anyone who wants to enjoy the experience of being in the tundra.
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Researchers report that Earth s seas are storing unprecedented amounts of water. Global water temperature measurements suggest that the total amount of heat stored in the upper seas last year was much higher than at any other year on record, as far back as 1955.
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The researchers released the report of this record-breaking storage of heat online on January 13 in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.
Tracking the ocean s temperature worldwide is highly crucial since it has been proven that warmer waters melt a lot more ice off the edges of Antarctica and Greenland. This significantly raises sea levels, thereby supercharging tropical storms.