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Several thousand people died from floods in India
At least 5,000 people may have been killed by flash floods and landslides in northern India over the past week, an official admitted.
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The new catalyst produces methanol from CO2
Laval University researchers have developed a highly effective method to convert CO2 into methanol, a substance that can be used as a low-emissions fuel for transportati…
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Malaysia declared a state of emergency due to haze
The Malaysian government on June 23 announced a state of emergency in the southern Muar and Ledang areas of the country, due to haze from Indonesian forest fires causing…
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The arid areas on the earth are greener because of the increased CO2 concentration
Scientists have long suspected that an area becomes greener due to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide, observations have been made since the early 1980s in satellite d…
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Technology turns dirty water into clean water in Israel
Water scarcity and water pollution are two of the world's most pressing issues, especially in developing countries, where infrastructure and resources are limited.
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The 'alien' graveyard in the heart of the African desert
To Namib-Naukluft Park (Namibia), visitors encounter strange scenery like on other planets. That is the scene
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To protect the coral at sea, fight deforestation!
Forest protection will also protect the coral reefs under the sea, as this will limit the amount of sediment deposited into the sea.
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Discovering God's bath
Australian scientists have discovered a crystal clear lake, never affected by climate change and any human impact.
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Discover Antarctic secrets
The face that has always been hidden under the ice sheet of Antarctica has been exposed to the world, thanks to the new mapping technology of the US Aeronautics and Spac…
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Again leaking radioactive water at the Fukushima plant
Engineers have stabilized the Fukushima nuclear power plant later
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Thai Binh keeps hands on the marine environment
Thai Binh has more than 50km of coastline with 5 large estuaries pouring into the sea, creating an area of over 16,000 ha of tidal flats and thousands of hectares of s…
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When waste water becomes a source of life
Originally a dry delta, La Ciénega de Santa (Mexico) is now
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Central Europe is miserable because of the worst flood in the last decade
Central European countries are facing the worst floods in more than a decade, killing at least 12 people and causing serious economic losses.
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Thousands of German and Hungarian people evacuated because of record high floods
Flood waters continued to rise in eastern Germany, forcing local officials to evacuate many families and a hospital, while Hungary increased protection against the risk…