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Myanmar

Photograph and heat map plot of a spontaneously combusting coal-mine waste heap in Myanmar heating up to 91.5 degrees Celsius
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Citizen Science Reduces Risks from Combusting Coal-Mine Wastes

by K. Hudson-Edwards 17 July 20206 January 2023

A community-based citizen science study on spontaneously combusting coal-mine waste heaps in Myanmar underpins the development of risk management plans to protect individuals and communities.

Gold dome of Shwedagon Pagoda dominates the skyline
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A Golden Opportunity to Save Shwedagon Pagoda’s Acclaimed Dome

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 10 July 20206 January 2023

The dome is replaced every 5 years, and researchers are studying how to make the gold more durable.

Holuhraun lava field in Iceland in September 2014
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Earth’s Devastating Power, Seen by Satellite

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 January 20196 January 2023

Hurricanes, volcanoes, droughts, floods, fires, tsunamis: Satellites capture some of Earth’s most destructive forces.

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Eddy Generation in the Central Bay of Bengal

by Lei Zhou 23 October 201811 May 2022

Eddies in the central Bay of Bengal are generated near the eastern boundary of the basin, related to equatorial wind forcing, nonlinearity, and the topographic “bump” of Myanmar.

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