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Many countries experience the most intense heat of 11,300 years
Shaun Marcott, a scientist at the University of Oregon in the US, and his colleagues used the tiny ancient fossils they found on the ocean floor to model the average glo…
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Looking back on 2 years of Fukushima nuclear disaster
On this day two years ago, on March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster devastated Japan and especially caused nuclear disaster at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (N…
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'Aliens' cave mystery in Australia
During a dive in the groundwater at Nullarbor, a group of divers discovered a strange cave with a smiley face. This strange cave has also quickly attracted the attention…
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20% of Canadian glaciers disappeared in this century
The increase in global average temperature of 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) is enough to melt glaciers in northern Canada islands.
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You used to cold 22 degrees Celsius
Researchers at the University of London's Holloway University have found that the temperature of the country of fog was much lower than it is today. Accordingly, the sum…
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Japan exploits natural gas from burnt ice
On March 12, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said the country extracted natural gas from a new energy source called methane hydrate (also known as ice bu…
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Seasonal snowstorm in Europe makes traffic stagnant
Seasonal snowstorm in the UK has left hundreds of people stranded in cars on the night of March 11 and disrupted the Eurostar high-speed rail service across Europe the n…
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Earth's temperature changes abnormally hot and cold
The Earth is currently experiencing an unusually sudden change in temperature, from the coldest to the lowest peak in the shortest time in history, in just 100 years.
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Forests are at risk because of disposable chopsticks
Mr. Bo Guangxin, Chairman of Jilin Forestry Corporation, addressed the delegates at the annual parliamentary session on the dangers of the habit of buying disposable cho…
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Japan's new
It took two years after the earthquake accompanied by a terrifying tsunami, Japanese experts officially completed the new early warning system, to minimize the damage of…
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Producing electricity from beer residues
Alaskan Brewing is a brewing company in the port city of Juneau, Alaska, USA. Like all beer companies, handling beer residues - including the rest of malt and barley gra…
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Flower carpet holds the beach environment
More than 1000m2 of Long Hai coastal alluvial land, Vung Tau City has just been experimented with carpeting of green plants by technology from the Middle East. This mode…
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Earthquake 8 degrees Richter causing tsunami in Pacific Ocean
The powerful seismic shaking Solomon Islands on February 6, caused small tsunamis along the Pacific coasts, and killed at least 5 people. The US Geological Survey said e…
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Heavy rain in Pakistan killed 34 people
The Pakistan Disaster Control Agency on February 6 said heavy rain in the last three days in the country killed 34 people and injured many people.
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Air pollution reduces infant weight
Researchers in 14 regions of 9 countries - including South Korea and Canada - gather data on atmospheric micro dust concentrations and the exposure of dirty air to pregn…