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Experts claim that the rate of melting of glaciers in the Hindu Kush over the past decade has increased by 65% compared to the 2000s. According to experts’ forecasts, by the middle of the century, glacier melting as well as the release of water resources will reach its peak, which will subsequently cause water shortages.

The ICIMOD report indicates that a temperature rise of up to two degrees Celsius will cause the loss of up to 50% of the region’s glacier volume, and if the temperature rises by 3-4 degrees Celsius, the volume of ice loss could reach a fabulous 80%.

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In August 1986, something terrible happened near Lake Nyos in Cameroon. First, a rumble was heard within a radius of 25 kilometers, and the next morning more than 1.7 thousand dead inhabitants and more than 3.5 thousand dead cattle were found near the shores of the reservoir.

According to Ephriam Che, a farmer who lived on top of one of the cliffs, the rumbling sound came around 9 p.m., but Che thought it was just a violent thunderstorm and fell asleep.

In the morning, he headed to a waterfall nearby and was surprised to find that the raging stream had calmed down. Also the birds and animals in the vicinity were silent and there were no insects. Then a cry for help came from the village. It belonged to one of the shepherdesses, who said that her whole family and four hundred head of cattle had perished. No flies landed on the dead – simply because the flies were dead too.
The only clue as to why it happened could be the smell of rotten eggs.

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British TV channel BBC reports that almost 60% of Swiss residents in a referendum supported the bill of the country’s authorities, which is aimed at reducing the use of fossil fuels, as well as achieving carbon neutrality by the state by mid-century. It is noted that the legislative initiative of the Swiss authorities is also aimed at protecting Alpine glaciers from rapid melting.

According to the newspaper, the turnout at the referendum was 42% of the population, and 59.1% of the Swiss people supported the bill to reduce CO2 emissions.

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The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has reported that the famous Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has started showing signs of instability again. According to the observatory, the volcano, located in the Hawaiian Volcanic National Park, is not erupting at the moment, but it is showing signs of instability.

Although scientists cannot say with certainty whether it will lead to an eruption, there is evidence of magma accumulation beneath the surface of the volcano’s summit.

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James Cameron, a renowned film director and ocean explorer, has come out in favor of deep-sea mining, calling it a lesser evil than onshore mining. He believes that mining on the deep seabed, where there is less biodiversity, is more ethical and justified.

Cameron denies the fears of environmentalists and scientists who claim that mining at such depths could destroy entire ecosystems.

According to the “Titanic” director, there are very few living things at considerable depths with virtually no access to sunlight. These areas are called abyssal plains.

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