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Japan passed new nuclear power safety standards
Japan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) on June 19 passed a new and more stringent set of safety standards for nuclear power plants.
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Startled the image of Sydney sinking in
With smoke rising in the sky and bright orange light beneath skyscrapers, Sydney is suffering from a huge fire.
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Air pollution in Singapore reached a record
People in Singapore, one of the cleanest countries in the world, are breathing the most harmful atmosphere ever due to wildfires in Indonesia.
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Bebinca storms are getting stronger in the South China Sea
At 13 o'clock, the location of the center of the storm is about 18.5 degrees north latitude; 115.4 degrees Kinh Dong, about 400 km from Hoang Sa archipelago to the East…
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Greenhouse gases increase extreme rainfall
According to a study recently published in the electronic library Geophysical Research Letters, once the Earth warms due to the increasing concentration of greenhouse ga…
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Storm No. 2 is about 590 km from the coast of Quang Ninh and Hai Phong
At 04 hours on June 22, the location of the center of the storm is about 19.5 degrees North latitude; 112.3 degrees Kinh Dong, on the eastern area of Hainan Island (Ch…
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Nuclear power: 'Carved crystal' of climate change
The development of uncontrolled large-scale natural gas use will not solve the climate problem but also cause more deaths than the development of nuclear power.
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Storm No. 2 landed in the North East: break dike in Hai Phong
About 20h on June 23, after landing in the North Eastern provinces (the focus is on Hai Phong - Thai Binh) the storm No. 2 (Bebinca) weakened into a tropical depression,…
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Large floods in India and Canada cause great damage
Indian officials said on June 22 that at least 560 people were killed and tens of thousands of people were missing in northern India due to floods and landslides followi…
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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