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Storm clouds contain both
The research report, published in the journal PLoS One, revealed that hail particles pouring down from storm clouds nourish a variety of bacteria that tend to reside in…
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Australia struggles to cope with erratic weather
Victoria continues to be the focus of intense forest fires. Firefighters in this state are constantly put on alert when the temperature rises to 37 degrees Celsius causi…
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China faces serious water pollution
Chinese scientists warn that in addition to air pollution, China is also facing serious water pollution.
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Lightning can cause headaches
Professor Vincent Martin, a University of Cincinnati researcher in the US, and his son Geoffrey Martin, a medical student, conducted a study to understand the relationsh…
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Indonesia wants to 'chase' rain to reduce flood
Indonesian officials on January 25 announced that they will take measures to disperse or dispel clouds to another place to reduce the risk of flooding in Jakarta.
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11 people died from landslides in Indonesia
Officials say at least 11 people were killed by two landslides on Sumatra island in western Indonesia today.
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Use leaves for scrub to clean medical waste
Researchers at Sultan Qaboos University (Kingdom of Oman) proposed the production of dates (the palm tree species) not to throw away leaves but to treat wastewater, espe…
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Snowfall causes traffic disturbance in Japan
The cold air pouring into Japan this winter continues to create a heavy snowfall in the coastal areas of the Pacific and some provinces that look to the Japanese sea on…
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Weather forecast may be wrong for urban
Heat from buildings, cars, and factories in big cities can cause temperatures in areas thousands of kilometers away to increase or decrease compared to the forecast of m…
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Australia mobilizes troops to participate in flood fighting
On January 29, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the country's state of Queensland would receive support from the military to deal with a serious flood crisis.
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Spring can come earlier with North American forests, increasing CO2 absorption
In the next century green plants in the United States may have new spring leaves up to 17 days earlier than before global temperatures began to rise, according to a new…
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More than half a million people evacuated if Mount Fuji erupted
According to a recent calculation, an eruption of Mount Fuji (Fuji) in Japan may cause about 567,000 people to leave their homes.
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Signs of life in the Antarctic underground lake
The first signs of life were discovered in water samples taken from the lake under the Antarctic thick ice surface. Green light emitting cells that are dyed with DNA sen…
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Dive to the bottom of the coldest lake in the winter
At noon in the local time, the underwater research team of the Russian Geographic Society in the Republic of Tatarstan dived to the bottom of Labynkyr lake in Yakutia, i…
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Saline intrusion deep in the dry season of 2013
According to the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research, the dry season in 2013, the flow on the Mekong River is 30-45% less than the average of many years.