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Drought, forest fires turn Amazon into a source of carbon emissions
Prolonged drought with widespread forest fires is reducing the carbon uptake of the world's largest rainforest.
Producing fuel from plastic bags
Don't throw away the plastic bags you buy every day, as it may one day be used to power your car.
The number of people killed by snowstorms in Japan continues to increase
More than 6,900 people have been stranded in residential areas due to heavy snowfall that clogs both roads and railways, and transporting gasoline to gas stations is als…
Unusual weather why?
According to the BBC on February 15, the Arctic temperature has increased 2-3 times faster than the rest of the world, leading to an increase in the jet stream.
The Arctic ice color is closely linked to climate change
The ice layers in the Arctic are becoming less bright due to the fast melting situation associated with the warming of the Earth.
River water turns yellow
Water in a river in England on February 17 turned unusually yellow after the rain, but experts say this phenomenon is not dangerous.
Indonesia announced a report of damage caused by natural disasters
Indonesia National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has just released a report on disaster damage caused by disasters in Indonesia from 2013 to February 2014.
Scary but beautiful natural phenomena
The world around us often happens with many natural statues which are very strange and beautiful, but sometimes they make us afraid and cause much damage to people.
100 tons of radioactive water leaked at Fukushima
According to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on February 20, about 100 tons of high-level radioactive water was leaked through one of the tanks at the Fukushima nuc…
Beijing alarms on air pollution
Air pollution in the capital, Beijing, China, was first classified as the yellow alarm group, the second highest level in the 4-step pollution warning system.
Warmer weather in winter increases the risk of death
Global warming will not reduce the rate of deaths in the winter as some predicted previously, because the weather will have more extreme forms even less cold.
The South China Sea will suffer a series of major tropical storms
The phenomenon of surface water in the Western Pacific region has warmed China, Japan and South Korea to the threat of massive tropical storms.
Learn about lightning - the deadly beauty of nature
Lightning is one of the extremely beautiful natural phenomena. But it is a 'deadly' beauty.
Air pollution, China shows sunrise on LED screens
Heavy air pollution made the sun seem completely