Cicia Island

Cicia Island is a volcanic island in the Lau Group. Maximum length / width are 6.6kmx7km. Cicia has a coral reef around it. Cicia Island is a populated island. There are 5 villages: Mabula, Lomati, Tarukua, Natokalau and Naceva. The island has a dock for ships and its own runway.…

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Pacific Islands Pilot (1920)

I just found out e-book on Google books ,,Pacific islands Pilot" part II from 1920. It writes about many islands and passages/ancorages which were known for that time. Interestingly, I found there some information about less known islands which I could not find in more recent sources across the internet,…

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Blog news for the new year

Two days ago I was talking with my mentor, Professor Dr. Ljiljana Mitić (Teacher University). We talked a lot about my master's work which I will start to write. We also talked about this blog, since it actually came from my previous works on master studies from geography and ecology…

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Super Typhoon Rai caused death and devastation across Philippines

Another disaster happened in tropical Asia. Very powerful typhoon Rai, a catastrophic tropical cyclone hit the region, mostly the Philippines.  It is a category 5 storm (which is the third Category 5 super typhoon recorded in the region) that caused severe and widespread damage throughout the Southern Philippines. At least…

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The number of flood victims in Malaysia is growing

According to this BBC article https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59723341 heavy rains, which have been going on for several days, caused major floods in eight Malaysian states over the weekend. At least 14 people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced after one of the worst floods to hit Malaysia in recent years.…

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Heavy rains and floods in Australia

Australian Government issued warnings about heavy rainfalls and floods around various parts (Queensland and New South Wells the most) http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/flood/floodwatch1.shtml According to the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/11/warnings-of-life-threatening-flooding-in-queensland-and-nsw-after-deluges-trigger-emergency-rescues and other relevant media, heavy rainfall two days ago affected those regions and caused a lot of floods when rivers were overwhelmed by lot of water.…

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At least 16 people have been killed in floods and landslides in Sri Lanka

According to here https://apnews.com/article/floods-sri-lanka-drownings-monsoons-44d49142f3dded7780032fe11eea65b6 and many other media, At least 16 people have been killed in floods and landslides in Sri Lanka caused by heavy rains, which have lasted for more than a week, officials said. The Center for Crisis Situations announced that more than 5,000 people were evacuated from…

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Teacher University got a new dean

Congratulations! Professor Dr. Dragana Stanojević is a new dean of Teacher University, where I am finishing master studies. She is a nice professor without any affairs so far. She will try to enhance that facility as much she can. What is also important, she checked this blog and liked it,…

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UN report found that migratory species are the most vulnerable to plastic pollution

Migratory species are likely to be among the most vulnerable to plastic pollution according to a new study released today by the CMS (Secretariat of the UN's Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals). They found that plastic pollution can also affect other migratory and resident species…

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