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Whirlwind - what is a hose?
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Whirlwind - what is a hose?

The tornado in Oklahoma earlier this week attracted the attention of the world by its devastating power. So what is a tornado? How is tornadoes formed?

December 16, 2018
The cave is larger than Son Doong
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The cave is larger than Son Doong

The explorer Howard Limbert, an expert in the British royal cave association, said the cave is located in the middle of En cave to the main entrance of Son Doong.

December 16, 2018
China: There is a continuous earthquake in Sichuan
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China: There is a continuous earthquake in Sichuan

According to THX, on the morning of April 25, two strong earthquakes of 4.8 Richter scale and 4.2 Richter scale in Yibin City in Sichuan Province, Southwest China, injur…

December 16, 2018
Tornadoes and hail ravaged Ha Giang and Cao Bang
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Tornadoes and hail ravaged Ha Giang and Cao Bang

On the night of April 25, the cold air spilled while the heat of the northern provinces was high. The conflict between cold and hot air causes whirlwinds and hail to tak…

December 16, 2018
Stink ever dominated the earth
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Stink ever dominated the earth

Martin Brasier, a professor of earth science at Oxford University in England, and his colleagues studied biochemical processes on Earth from 1.9 million years ago.

December 16, 2018
Alarming acidification in the Arctic Ocean
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Alarming acidification in the Arctic Ocean

Greenhouse gas emissions are making acidification of the Arctic Ocean faster than other oceans on Earth as a result of an international study published in Canada on May…

December 16, 2018
Heavy hail in Da Lat caused heavy damage
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Heavy hail in Da Lat caused heavy damage

In the afternoon of May 7, Da Lat city (Lam Dong) happened a hail of thunder and tornado. The rain lasting about 1 hour has completely damaged many people's vegetable ga…

December 16, 2018
China falls into serious pollution
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China falls into serious pollution

Pollution in China once again falls into seriousness even after entering May, the time when burning coal to operate the heating system is almost gone.

December 16, 2018
China uses earthquake prediction dogs
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China uses earthquake prediction dogs

A city in China is using dogs to predict earthquakes, according to an official on May 7, after the country's media reported on people's reflection on the nightly barking…

December 16, 2018