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Kornati Tragedy
The 2007 Croatian coast fires () were a series of fires that struck the Croatian coast in the summer of 2007. After a heat wave, which covered Southern Europe, Southern and Eastern Europe, resulting drought and southern winds helped spread the fires all over the Croatian coast, destroying a large part of vulnerable plant and animal life. There were 750 fires on the coast from 1 June to 8 August. They burned in Istria County, Zadar County, Šibenik-Knin County, Split-Dalmatia County and Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The total burned area covered 159,000 hectares. The police indicted 18 persons and arrested 12 for arson. Those arrested included an unnamed 56-year-old suspected of setting seven fires and some shepherds who burned grass for sheep. When fires broke out in the region of Dubrovnik, the local authorities accused the Bosnia and Herzegovina, Herzegovinian town of Trebinje of deliberately setting fires. Tragedy struck when, of the 23 firefighters sent to a burning List of isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 2007 Forest Fire In Istria (3)
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August falls in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the month falls during winter. In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers. Numerous religious holidays occurred during August in ancient Rome. Certain meteor showers take place in August. The Kappa Cygnids occur in August, with yearly dates varying. The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower occurs as early as July 10 and ends around August 10. The Southern Delta Aquariids occur from mid-July to mid-August, with the peak usually around July 28–29. The Perseids, a major meteor shower, typically takes place between July 17 and August 24, with the peak days varying yearly. The star cluster of Messier 30 is best observed around August. Among the aborigines o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
