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Tsunami in the Maldives

Who's coming to dinner

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Tsunami in the Maldives

On the 26th December 2004, an earthquake that took place 300 km west of the Island of Sumatra generated a gigantic wave: a tsunami

Who's coming to dinner

Summer is finally here! As usual, we have waited for it all year long and now it is time for vacation and the sea.

Protected areas

Protecting nature, at least as a general concept, has rather old origins; in fact it is quite some time that our species has discovered that it has a negative impact on the environment.

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