Volcano gets choke chains to slow mud
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Indonesian geophysicists are planning to reduce the flow of a destructive mud volcano on East Java by dropping chains of concrete balls into its mouth. The government team tackling the disaster has approved a plan for slowing the flow of mud and this project will have a budget of 4 billion rupiah ($440,000) paid for by PT Lapindo Brantas, the oil drilling company that some locals blame for the disaster.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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The long-range forecast
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The Himalayas are home to various ethnic groups and their way of life is being threatened by changes in the environment. Although the ethnic groups believe that the problem is because of global warming, a team studying the problem explains the cause as overgrazing that is destroying the ecosystem.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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