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Tornadoes in Japan hurt nearly 70 people
In the afternoon of September 2, tornadoes suddenly devastated many areas in Chiba, Eastern Japan, causing at least 67 people to be injured and damaged 540 houses.
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Oil spill threatens the French nature reserve
On September 2, a large-scale oil spill occurred near the northern coast of France's Corsica island, according to an initial assessment of the oil spill over 40km2.
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Japan spent over 400 million USD cleaning Fukushima
Reuters on September 3 reported Tokyo will spend nearly 50 billion yen (more than $ 400 million) on emergency measures to cope with the crisis of radioactive water leaka…
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Humans push the Earth's climate to the brink of danger
A group of United Nations scientists on September 2 warned that humanity has pushed the Earth's climate system to the brink of danger and there is little time to act.
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7 little things to know about rainbows
Two observers cannot see the same color from the same rainbow or can use polarized glasses to do it
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Tape Fukushima nuclear power plant
An ice ring formed in the ground to cover the Fukushima nuclear power plant, preventing radioactivity from spilling out.
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Floods washed away 13 houses with 12 people
Due to the impact of cold air overflowing causing heavy rain, last night (September 4), flood and rain made landslides, floodwaters suddenly swept away 13 houses and 12…
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Japan conducts 'burying' CO2 on the seabed
The Ministry of Environment of Japan on September 5 said that from the spring of 2014, specific locations on the submarine stratum will be made to implement the plan to…
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Singapore flooded with heavy rain
Heavy rains on September 5 caused flooding, tree collapse and traffic congestion in many parts of the island nation of Singapore.
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Contaminated water at Fukushima enters groundwater
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said on September 5 that it detected a concentration of 650 becquerel per liter of groundwater near a tank that leaked water at…
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Thai Nguyen: Heavy rain, landslides cause 3 deaths
The first landslide occurred about 8 hours on September 5 in Tan Thai neighborhood, Tuc Tranh commune, Phu Luong district made Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong, born in 1963, died.
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23 people died, the northern mountainous traffic was paralyzed due to the flood
Flooding in the northern mountainous provinces lasts from the beginning of the week until now, causing many people to die, be injured, missing, many roads eroded, traffi…
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300 tons of contaminated water leaked out
On August 21, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said that at least 300 tons of highly contaminated water in a reservoir of the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant had lea…
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Japan has the first artificial rain after 12 years
Tokyo, Japan, on August 21, used a cloud-generating device to cause rain after the water levels in the dams supplying the metropolitan area fell below normal.
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People first created lightning
American scientists have found a way to create rock lightning in the laboratory. Lightning is an electricity phenomenon in the atmosphere that has not been explained.