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The volcanic eruption on Hawaii is now making an acidic fog

The volcanic eruption on Hawaii is now making an acidic fog

21 May 2018

As lava from Kilauea plunges into the Pacific Ocean, clouds of hot acidic steam are being blasted off – and the eruption shows no signs of slowing down
A third of ‘protected’ nature zones are quietly being ruined

A third of ‘protected’ nature zones are quietly being ruined

17 May 2018

The world’s nations have set up 200,000 protected areas in which nature is supposed to flourish, but in many cases the protection is pretty much theoretical

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