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The Smoke Detector Catching Wildfires Early

June 23, 2023

Less rainfall means drier soil. That combined with longer periods of heat is a recipe for wildfires. A Berlin-based start-up has set itself the goal of detecting blazes early.

DW Sendung Projekt Zukunft Waldbrandfrueherkennung
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Keeping the Great Barrier Reef alive

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Just ask! Can tropical cyclones cross the equator?

No tropical cyclone has made it across the equator so far. It doesn't mean that it is not possible. In recent decades cyclones were rather moving away from the equator, still, Rodrigo Moncayo from Ecuador wanted to know: Can tropical cyclones cross the equator?

 

 

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The extinction of the world's mountain glaciers

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The resurgence of Morocco's argan trees

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