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Green mango peel: a slick solution for oil contaminated soils

Green mango peel: a slick solution for oil contaminated soils (Press Release, University of South Australia ; September 26, 2018) Featured Research Article: Green mango peel-nanozerovalent iron activated persulfate oxidation of petroleum hydrocarbons in oil sludge contaminated soil (DESALEGN et al. , 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352186418301329 N. B.:   Link to Research Article Abstract only! Also... Ex-situ Remediation Technologies for Environmental Pollutants:  A Critical Perspective (KUPPUSAMY et al., 2016) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Venkateswarlu_Kadiyala/publication/282566899_Ex-situ_remediation_technologies_for_environmental_pollutants_A_critical_perspective/links/59c53fa3a6fdccc71914d8b6/Ex-situ-remediation-technologies-for-environmental-pollutants-A-critical-perspective.pdf

Now Available: IPCC Special Summary for Policymakers Report - "Global Warming of 1.5 ºC"

Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of  1.5 ºC approved by governments [Press Release, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ); October 8, 2018] https://www.ipcc.ch/news_and_events/pr_181008_P48_spm.shtml Featured Publication: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC - Summary for Policymakers [ IPCC Special Report (SR15);  October 8, 2018] http://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdf

Just In: Eruption of Mount Soputan - North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

A Volcano Just Erupted in Indonesia Just Days After Devastating Earthquake and Tsunami (Peter DOCKRILL, Science Alert ; Ocotber 3, 2018) https://www.sciencealert.com/volcano-erupts-indonesia-just-days-after-devastating-earthquake-tsunami-soputan-sulawesi A Volcano Just Erupted on Indonesia's Tsunami-Hit Island.  Here's What You Need To Know (Robin ANDREWS, Forbes; October 2, 2018) https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinandrews/2018/10/02/another-indonesian-volcano-is-showing-signs-of-restlessness-heres-what-you-need-to-know/#5a4425a07530 Selected Research Articles: Preliminary Result of the Influence of Earthquake Stress Change and the Implication for Soputan and Volcano and Lokon Volcano (BUNAGA and NUGRAHA, 2017) http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/62/1/012057/pdf Volcano instability induced by strike-slip faulting (LAGMAY et al. , 2000) http://pages.mtu.edu/~raman/papers2/lagmayetal2000.pdf Triggering of volcanic eruptions (LINDE and SACKS, 199...

Palu Earthquake and Tsunami - Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

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Indonesia Tsunami's Power After Earthquake Surprises Scientists (Henry Fountain, New York Times ; September 30, 2018) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/30/world/asia/indonesia-tsunami-science.html Tsunami sweeps away homes on Indonesian island of Sulawesi (Stephen WRIGHT and Ali KOTARUMALOS, Associated Press ; September 28,  2018) https://apnews.com/fe0d0be481614ef08f0c6053bd42f7c1 Selected Research Articles: The Dependency of Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment on Magnitude Limits of Seismic Sources in the South China Sea and Adjoining Basins  (LI et al ., 2016) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zongchen_Wang/publication/305767466_The_Dependency_of_Probabilistic_Tsunami_Hazard_Assessment_on_Magnitude_Limits_of_Seismic_Sources_in_the_South_China_Sea_and_Adjoining_Basins/links/59e81b2ca6fdccfe7f8b2229/The-Dependency-of-Probabilistic-Tsunami-Hazard-Assessment-on-Magnitude-Limits-of-Seismic-Sources-in-the-South-China-Sea-and-Adjoining-Basins.pdf A proba...