Norway’s government said it is aiming to deliver a plan by 2028, “at the latest,” to exploit Europe’s largest known rare-earth deposit, a scheme currently held back over environmental concerns. Located 150 kilometres (93 miles) south-west of the capital Oslo, the Fen Complex (Fensfeltet in Norwegian) is believed to contain 15.9 million tonnes of rare-earth...
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Rare Celestial Double Treat: Blue Moon Aligns With Year’s Smallest Full Moon
Blue Moons occur only once every two to three years, with the next one expected in January 2029. Even rarer is the coincidence of a Blue Moon with the year's smallest full moon, a phenomenon last seen in 2020.
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After Winter Storms, Fires Now Threaten Portugal’s Forests
In a forest of pine and eucalyptus trees in central Portugal, chainsaws and diggers hum away clearing paths blocked by trees uprooted in winter storms, but the threat now is a high risk of summer fires. A team of forest firefighters, civil protection officers and military personnel are out clearing trunks littering forest tracks that...