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For countless centuries the world’s largest adobe building was the Bam Citadel in the southeast of modern-day Iran, begun before…
In August 2003, Europe struggled under the highest temperatures ever recorded in the northern hemisphere. The Earth Policy Institute (EPI)…
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In August 2002 central and eastern Europe were devastated by floods the like of which had not been seen for…
Mozambique is situated on the southeastern coast of Africa. Between 1977 and 1992 it was in the grip of a…
Vargas, in northern Venezuela, lies on the Caribbean Sea. Separated from the capital, Caracas, by the Avila Mountains, it was…
The pretty village of Galtur, situated in the Austrian Tyrol, has long been a popular tourist destination. Lying in a…
On October 17 1998, a catastrophic flood took place in southern and central Texas. The National Weather Service had predicted…
In January 1998, North America fell victim to an absolute corker of an ice storm. Although not unknown in these…