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Temperature and wind are considered weather conditions that affect the risk of fires starting, the speed of their spread, and their size in the short term. Photo: pixabay

California is Burning: 3 Fire Damages You Didn't Think About

The fires that have been raging in Los Angeles for weeks are a painful example of the consequences of the climate crisis. The damage will be paid not only by residents, but also by the air, soil and ecosystems in the area.
Epicenter in Morocco, September 8, 2023. Source: US Geological Survey USDS

The earthquake in Morocco: since the 19th century, strong earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher have not been recorded in the area

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Earthquakes of this magnitude in the region are rare but not unexpected. Since 1900, there have been 9 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher within 500 km of the location of the current earthquake, but even

Loud and boisterous

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An experiment measuring forces on the parachute was conducted at Carmel Beach. Photo: Technion spokespeople.

The autonomous parachute

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Fukushima nuclear reactor, Japan, 2007. From Wikimedia Commons

Nuclear energy - preparing for the black swan / Adam Purey

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Interstate 880 Oakland, California, after the 1989 earthquake. From Wikipedia

Research earthquake: Researchers from the Hebrew University offer a way to predict the severity of earthquakes

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Lake Nyos

"vibrant" lakes

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Prof. J. Feinberg. The Hebrew University

Physicists from the Hebrew University formulated a new understanding of the friction process that causes earthquakes

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

"If we do nothing, a national disaster will occur"

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A drastic increase in the number of people killed in natural disasters in 2003 compared to 2002

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