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As global warming to blame for bugs! The British built an environmentally friendly city of the future and refuse to fly on airplanes. Review of developments in week from 28/04/2008 to 04/05/2008. Number of forest fires in Russia began to decrease strongly for the last 30 years forest fires in Russia finally began to subside. So, last week the number of wildfires in the Russian regions has decreased twice, and their space – in 1,5. All natural forest fires in the Amur region and Primorye extinguished.

Decreased the total area of forest fires in the most fire-hazardous region of Russia – Trans-Baikal Region, in which almost a thousand hectares of forest damaged by fires. Small pockets of fire remain at the present time only in Tuva, Tyumen region and the Middle Urals. Since the beginning of fire risk period this year there were more than 8000 wildfires, and the total area of almost 294 thousand hectares. All Olympic venues Sochi will be a mandatory environmental state examination All Olympic construction in Sochi, in accordance with the amendments to the Urban Development Code of the Russian Federation will be held environmental assessment on the principle of 'one window'.