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European Wildfires Expose Buried WWI and WWII Explosives

Wildfires burning across Europe this summer have uncovered unexploded ordnance from World War I and II that was previously buried beneath the landscape.

12 Aug 20268:33 pm

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Drones to search for unexploded WWII bombs at Dunwich Heath after wildfire exposure

Drones will be used to search for unexploded Second World War bombs at Dunwich Heath after a wildfire exposed two such devices. The area was previously used as

8 Aug 20266:34 pm

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Nazi shipwrecks emerge from Danube as Europe's drought reveals wartime past

Record-low water levels in the Danube River, caused by drought, have exposed dozens of World War II Nazi warships, some potentially still containing unexploded

7 Aug 20269:59 pm

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Wildfires in Europe reveal hidden danger of unexploded WWII bombs

Wildfires across Europe are revealing a hidden danger: unexploded World War II bombs, whose explosive fillings can ignite or detonate when exposed to high heat.

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