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CO2 capture technology is not commonly used
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CO2 capture technology is not commonly used

The technology to capture and store carbon dioxide gas (CO2) to release this gas into the natural environment has caused many US ecologists to speak out because of its l…

December 16, 2018
Guatemala alarmed when Pacaya's volcano
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Guatemala alarmed when Pacaya's volcano

On May 30, the Government of Guatemala officially announced the orange alarm (the closest to the red alert) due to fears that Pacaya volcano in the country might erupt a…

December 16, 2018
Taiwan shakes because of 6.7 Richter earthquake
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Taiwan shakes because of 6.7 Richter earthquake

At 13:43 Beijing time (12h 43 minutes in Vietnam) on June 2, in Taiwan's Nantou district (China), an earthquake with magnitude of 6.7 on Richter scale occurred, killing…

December 16, 2018
Heavy rain caused heavy damage in Central Europe
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Heavy rain caused heavy damage in Central Europe

Heavy rains hit Central Europe on June 2, killing three people and at least eight people missing, causing flooding, landslides, traffic interruptions and forcing hundred…

December 16, 2018
Burning ice - a new energy revolution?
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Burning ice - a new energy revolution?

Japanese scientists have successfully extracted new energy from ice fire (burnt ice). This is a plentiful source of material distributed on the oceans and ice covered ar…

December 16, 2018
The hole in the Antarctic ozone layer is shrinking
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The hole in the Antarctic ozone layer is shrinking

In recent months, many regions in Vietnam and the world are constantly experiencing prolonged heat and drought, making us think of the global warming of the greenhouse e…

December 16, 2018
Sri Lanka: Typhoon Mahasen killed 7 people
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Sri Lanka: Typhoon Mahasen killed 7 people

Sri Lankan authorities on May 15 said the Mahasen cyclone caused serious damage when at least 7 people were killed, about 864 houses were damaged including 98 houses wer…

December 16, 2018
Cat Ba biosphere reserve area is
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Cat Ba biosphere reserve area is

The climate change scenario of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment predicts that at the end of this century, the sea level in Hai Phong and Cat Ba can rise…

December 16, 2018
Russia sends software
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Russia sends software

The stress relief software for astronauts will be taken by the Russian astronaut Fyodor Yurchikhin to the International Space Station (ISS) via a memory drive, released…

December 16, 2018