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Volcanic eruption in Indonesia, 6,000 people evacuated
Nearly 6,000 people had to leave their homes on Indonesia's Sumatra island, after a volcanic eruption erupted over the weekend, and put up a huge column of smoke on Sept…
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China must go through the record hot and sunny August
On August 30, the China Meteorological Agency said the country suffered the hottest August sunshine in more than 50 years.
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Discover the world's longest freezing gorge
Scientists have recently discovered a giant canyon under Greenland's ice. This canyon is now believed to be the longest canyon in the world.
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The phenomenon of snowfall is very strange in the Atacama desert
People living nearby said that this is the most dense snowfall during the last three decades in the world's most arid desert land.
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Very high radiation index at Fukushima
According to TEPCO, the highest radiation index has just been detected up to 1,800 millisievert (mSv) an hour in one of the containers, a dose that can be fatal if expos…
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3.3 degree earthquake in Bac Tra My
This morning, September 3, Mr. Le Van Tuan, Chief of Bac Tra My District People's Committee (Quang Nam) confirmed, a slight earthquake occurred in Bac Tra My.
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Climate change, insects destroy more crops
A study by a British expert showed that the temperature of the Earth increased, causing insects to destroy crops to expand their reach towards the Arctic and Antarctic.
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Industrialization ends the Little Ice Age in the Alps
A group of American and Austrian scientists on September 2 published research results in PNAS magazine that showed that human activities in the industrialization process…
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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.