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India is a habitat for 8.6% of all mammal species, 13.7% of bird species, 7.9% of reptile species, 6% of amphibian species, 12.2% of fish species, and 6.0% of all flowering plant species. [ 199 ] [ 200 ] Fully a third of Indian plant species are endemic. [ 201 ]
Wildfire burning in the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, United States, in 2020.The Mangum Fire burned more than 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of forest.. A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation.
The Ford Expedition is a full-size three-row SUV, manufactured and marketed by Ford over four generations since model year 1997, deriving directly from Ford's concurrent generations of its F-150 pickup truck — and marketed since 2007 in regular and extended lengths (the Expedition EL/Max), the latter replacing the Ford Excursion.
2007 map showing submarine optical fiber telecommunication cables around the world. An optical fiber is a glass fiber. It carries pulses of light that represent data via lasers and optical amplifiers. Some advantages of optical fibers over metal wires are very low transmission loss and immunity to electrical interference.
Industrial companies in Bar include the Bar Industrial Machinery Plant. [116] The food processing industry is represented by the Pfanner apple juice international firm, which exports the concentrated apple juice to Austria mainly. There is the Barchanka big bottled mineral water company. [117] There is the Solodka Planeta cakes producing ...
The same cell produced a stronger EF2 tornado south of Virgil, which caused significant damage to barns and telephone poles. Later that morning, another enhanced risk was issued for Iowa , Illinois , and Missouri , with an additional 30% hatched risk for large hail.
In the early 1970s, there were large protests about a proposed nuclear power plant in Wyhl, Germany. The project was cancelled in 1975 and anti-nuclear success at Wyhl inspired opposition to nuclear power in other parts of Europe and North America. [137] Nuclear power became an issue of major public protest in the 1970s. [138]