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The number of people killed by earthquakes in China increased to more than 200
Chinese media reported that authorities found 203 bodies and about 11,500 people were injured by the earthquake in Sichuan province on April 20.
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Find materials that 'hold' methane gas
US scientists have discovered materials can 'hold' and concentrate methane, the second highest concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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Determine the cause of earthquakes in Sichuan
The collision between the two tectonic plates of India and Eurasia may be the cause of the earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, April 20.
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Southern ice has melted the fastest in 50 years
According to a study published April 15 by scientists, Antarctic ice is melting at the fastest rate in 50 years and 10 times faster than 600 years ago.
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Nearly $ 500 billion
In an economic analysis published last week, the United Nations Convention on Desertification (UNCCD) warns that current land degradation causes $ 490 billion in losses…
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Poisonous open pit earthquake in the United States
Last year's earthquakes were a clear sign of the formation of a giant, gas-filled hole in southeast Louisiana (USA).
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Sichuan inspired more than 3,000 aftershocks
The Center for Chinese Earthquake Monitoring Networks announced on the social network Weibo that, as of 10 April 23, their devices recorded 3,407 aftershocks in Sichuan.
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Earth experienced the hottest period of 1,400 years
The surface of the Earth has touched the warmest average heat at the end of the 20th century, the time that is thought to be the hottest in 1,400 years.
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Utilize waste cooking oil to produce electricity
2OC and Thames Water, two UK companies, have signed a £ 200 million contract to turn fat wastes that clog London City sewers into electricity to supply wastewater treatm…
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Explain why the lake is red like blood
Lake Natron is a saltwater lake located in northern Tanzania, northeast of Ngorongoro crater and near the Kenyan border. Nestled among volcanoes, Lake Natron is located…
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Build houses from recycled plastic bottles
Solar Revolution Pavilion, the name of the house, is 200m2 wide, 6m tall and uses solar energy. Workers put recycled plastic bottles into 1,600 plastic containers of veg…
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1.2 million Chinese people die from air pollution
China has 1.2 million deaths due to air pollution in 2010, accounting for 40% of all deaths due to this cause globally.
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Giant ice breaks 1,000km long in the Beaufort Sea
Large currents, many of which are up to 500km long and 70km wide, have opened on frozen sea surfaces from Alaska to the Arctic islands of Canada as huge ice sheets break…
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Find the answer to Antarctic paradox
Weather experts, after trying to explain the phenomenon of expanding Antarctic ice area, found the cause - warming the Earth.
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Fukushima leaked contaminated water from the No. 1 storage tank
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said on April 5 that contaminated water in the underground water tank at the No. 1 reactor of Fukushima Power Plant was leaked.