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The eruption of the Lusi mud volcano in Indonesia was caused by drilling for oil and gas, a meeting of 74 leading geologists has concluded.
Lusi erupted in May 2006 and continues to spew out boiling mud, displacing around 30,000 people in East Java.
Drilling firm Lapindo Brantas denies a nearby well was the trigger, blaming an earthquake 280km (174 miles) away.
Around 10,000 families who have lost their homes are awaiting compensation, which could run as high as $70m (£43m).
At 10 a.m. on November 13, join millions of people throughout Southern California in the ShakeOut Drill, the largest earthquake preparedness activity in U.S. history! Please register today.
Three Rural Revival projects in Yorkshire, Cumbria and Cornwall, aimed at tackling the real but often hidden areas of disadvantage facing rural communities, are the focus of a Seminar hosted by The Prince of Wales at Highgrove House today: 28 March.
This site monitors what is happening to poverty and social exclusion in the UK and complements our annual monitoring reports. The material is organised around 50 statistical indicators covering all aspects of the subject, from income and work to health and education.
The indicators and graphs can be viewed by age group or by subject using the menu on the left.
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The UN says it has credible reports that some camps sheltering 50,000 displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been destroyed.
Aid groups say they are struggling to reach an estimated 250,000 people in the region fleeing fierce fighting between government and rebel forces.
These images show displaced people in a camp in Kibati, in the east of the country.
Agroforestry is the deliberate incorporation of trees and other woody species of plants into other types of agricultural activities. By definition the use of woody species must result in the enhancement of either the biological productivity or the economic return of the system, or both. There are many types of agroforestry, which are usually defined by what type of agricultural activity is involved, but this can be a very broad definition and includes what we normally think of as agriculture (agroforestry), but also other combinations such as livestock production (sylvo-pastoral agroforestry) and even aquaculture (sylvo-aqua agroforestry). Even more complicated versions are possible such as agricultural systems that incorporate livestock, trees and aquaculture (sylvo-pastoral-aqua agroforestry).
These are the latest webcam images taken of the Olympic Park site by our six ParkCams. The ParkCams will be showing progress taking place on the Park and will record images throughout the day and night
We've all heard of the Lithuanian cleaners, Polish builders and Portuguese fruit pickers who came over to fill vacancies when the economy was booming.
Now that it looks like we're heading into a recession, some of them are packing up and heading home.
Plans to scale back spending on the 2012 London Olympics is already losing the support of locals
During the past decades the interest in groundwater increased considerably due to water shortage problems on local, regional and even global levels. The use of groundwater is considered as an appropriate way out of regional water crises caused by population growth and economic development but the knowledge of this hidden resource is still weak in many places and investments in groundwater management and protection are insufficient.
In order to contribute to the world-wide efforts to better study, manage and protect freshwater resources the World-wide Hydrogeological Mapping and Assessment Programme (WHYMAP) was launched in 1999.
Growing inequality in US cities could lead to widespread social unrest and increased mortality, says a new United Nations report on the urban environment.
In a survey of 120 major cities, New York was found to be the ninth most unequal in the world and Atlanta, New Orleans, Washington, and Miami had similar inequality levels to those of Nairobi, Kenya Abidjan and Ivory Coast. Many were above an internationally recognised acceptable "alert" line used to warn governments.
The regeneration of Manchester is an example to the rest of the country, the head of the Urban Task Force Lord Rogers has said.
The growth of US-style "gated" communities threatens to divide Britain's cities into rich and poor ghettos, a report has warned.
