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The harsh summers await humanity
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The harsh summers await humanity

Cities like Shanghai (China), Seoul (South Korea) have just experienced terrible heat waves. Climate change will make this summer the most special in the next decade.

December 16, 2018
Close to the radiation water crisis in Fukushima
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Close to the radiation water crisis in Fukushima

About 300 tons of highly contaminated radioactive water leaked from a reservoir in the Fukushima No. nuclear power plant area. 1. This incident has caused Japan to raise…

December 16, 2018
20 million Chinese people can poison arsenic
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20 million Chinese people can poison arsenic

Swiss and Chinese scientists warned on August 22 that nearly 20 million people across China are facing the risk of poisoning by using arsenic-contaminated groundwater.

December 16, 2018
Fernand killed 16 Mexicans
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Fernand killed 16 Mexicans

The tropical storm named Fernand caused heavy rains and floods in many districts, taking away the strong birth of 16 people, focusing on the coastal district of Yecuatla…

December 16, 2018
China: Bad floods make more than 80 people dead
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China: Bad floods make more than 80 people dead

As of August 27, prolonged heavy rains caused the worst floods in more than a decade in northern China, killing at least 85 people and more than 100 people missing and m…

December 16, 2018
Heavy rain in the Far East engulfed 9,500 houses
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Heavy rain in the Far East engulfed 9,500 houses

The situation of floods in Khabarovsk, Russia continues to be complicated. The Amur River water level on August 28 rose to 741cm, rising 6cm higher only one day and nigh…

December 16, 2018