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Spc. Daniel Evanson, from the Colorado Army National Guard’s 193rd Military Police Battalion, looks over an updated fire plan with Mark De Gregorio, of the National Park Service, who is also on call for fire support with various incident management teams near Fort Collins, Colo. The Colorado National Guard is assisting the Larimer Country Sheriff’s Office with evacuation and to protect personnel and property during the High Park fire. “It’s very comforting to the people who live up here to have these troops up here securing access to their evacuated homes,” said De Gregorio.

Ruins and Bay at Portobelo, Panama.

Soldiers from the Colorado Army National Guard’s 1157th Engineer Firefighter Company prepare to battle part of the High Park wildfire near Colorado Springs, Colo. The Colorado National Guard has been Soldiers and Airmen to assist with fighting the blaze in a variety of capacities ranging from military police providing site security to aviators dropping fire retardant from helicopters.

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) poses a huge threat to the livelihood of small farmers and herders.

No Mining in Mount Nimba World Heritage Site

Nomination fileLiverpool – Maritime Mercantile City

Uganda has sent a rescue team to eastern Bududa district where more than a 100 people may have been killed Monday by a landslide caused by heavy rainfall. It is believed as many as three villages might have been buried.

Members of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing load a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting System II onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft, June 24, 2012. The Wyoming Air National Guard MAFFS unit has been activated to support the response to the High Park wildfire near Colorado Springs, Colo.

Three Emperor penguins stand in the sun, on the sea ice off the coast of Dumont d'Urville in Terre Adélie, Antarctica. A recent study projects an uncertain future for the species if global warming trends continue. NSIDC scientists Julienne Stroeve and Mark Serreze contributed to the study.