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The volcano erupted, a whole city was engulfed in black smoke
Indonesian officials said more than 25,000 people in the country had to evacuate after a series of eruptions of Sinabung volcano on the night of 11/1.
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20,000 liters of chemicals leaked in the US state of West Virginia
Nearly 20,000 liters of chemicals were leaked from the tank of a chemical plant in the US state capital of Charleston, West Charleston, into the Elk River.
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The surface bulge warns early volcanic eruptions
The data showed that, when Grimsvoetn operated in May 5/2011, the ground around it swelled.
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Thousands of people were evacuated because of floods and landslides in the Philippines
On January 12, Philippine authorities said flooding and landslides in many countries had left at least eight people dead and a series of people missing, forcing thousand…
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5 unique experiments in cold weather
Cold temperatures below negative levels can become ideal conditions for performing unique scientific experiments but are also very dangerous.
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Strangely, the land of trees tilted like waves
The Slope Point land today has become one of New Zealand's most interesting tourist attractions.
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23,000 people die if the 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Tokyo
At least 23,000 people will be killed and economic losses could amount to 95.3 trillion yen if a 7.3-magnitude earthquake occurs just below Japan's Tokyo metropolitan ar…
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Turn algae into biological crude oil in 60 minutes
US scientists have recently introduced a technique to process bio-algae oil from algae within 60 minutes, to save time and reduce costs significantly.
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Emerging newborn island in Japan can 'live long'
Earth has just given birth to a new island. The island is named Niijima. NASA satellite images show this 'newborn' island.
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4 super volcanoes threaten humanity
The existence of human beings will fall into the world of hanging hair if one of the four volcanoes on the earth wakes up.
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Beijing uses rain to wash away contaminated smoke
Beijing is planning to prevent increasing air pollution clouds with artificial interventions.
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Europe strongly opposes 'invisible killer'
The European Commission (EC) has planned new air quality control laws to combat air pollution.
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China discovered large hydrate reserves in the South China Sea
The Ministry of Land and Natural Resources has just announced the discovery of a large reserve of hydrate gas (burning ice) in the Pearl River basin north of the East Se…
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Japan: 1.6 million tons of contaminated water seeps into the ground
TEPCO officials said they found water leaked from the seams of the moat on December 21.
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Decontamination work around the Fukushima Plant was three years late
In January 2012, Japan's Ministry of Environment officials said the decontamination work would be completed before March 2014, except for areas with very high levels of…