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The Australian Bushfires Are Visible From Space
At one point in this absurdly hot week, bushfire were burning all over the country. 135 simultaneous fires were recorded in NSW on Tuesday, and the flames are so big that they can be seen from the International Space Station.
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$320 Million Of Cheese Destroyed In Italian Earthquake
On Sunday, Northern Italy was rocked by a magnitude-6.0 earthquake. In the process, many cheese factories in the region suffered damage — and it is estimated that over 300,000 wheels of cheese, thought to be worth at least $US320 million, have been destroyed.
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Prepare For The Worst By Deploying The Best
Members of the U.S. Marines Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) are in country, ready and willing to help the Japanese respond to the still-critical nuclear disaster that threatens their nation. Seen here is a decontamination exercise, currently underway. [SFGate]
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NASA Puts The Kybosh On Solar Flare Hype…For Now
Meanwhile, up in space, a class X solar flare event has triggered the biggest solar storm in four years, which given its large size – had the potential to disrupt ground communications back here on Earth.