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Actively prevent storm Kai-Tak
At 13:00 on August 17, the location of the center of the storm was about 21.1 degrees north latitude; 109.9 Kinh Dong, on the northwestern area of Leizhou Peninsula (C…
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Hong Kong produces biodiesel from waste oil
Hong Kong entrepreneurs and investors from the Netherlands and the Middle East are currently cooperating to build a plant that converts waste oils into biodiesel.
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Equipment for producing bioenergy from waste
Recently, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), of the US Department of Energy, have created a device called a durable bioenergy reactor (EBR), which can be…
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Can exploit uranium from seawater?
The world's oceans contain at least 4 billion tons of rare metals, but the goal of exploiting uranium from the sea is still a dream for the past four decades. The reason…
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The sea was strong because of the influence of the circulation of storm Tembin
According to the Central Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, at 1 hour on August 23, the location of the center of Typhoon TemBin is about 22.6 degre…
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Meteors can create glowing clouds
Smoke from supernovae may be the cause of the glowing clouds on the earth's upper atmosphere.
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Heavy rain in Pakistan killed at least 32 people
Pakistani television on August 23 said heavy rains caused floods in the past 24 hours in areas of Northwest, East and North Pakistan that killed at least 32 people and s…
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Severe typhoon level 16 is about to enter the South China Sea
At 7 o'clock on August 24, the location of the center of the storm was about 22.2 degrees Vi Bac; 120.6 degrees Kinh Dong, on the southern island of Taiwan (China). The…
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Controversy over the idea of using artificial clouds
Researchers are considering the idea of using sea-level ships to climb high in the sky, creating clouds that reflect sunlight and thus helping to prevent global warmin…
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Hurricane Isaac swept in Haiti, Cuba and East America
According to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), with winds of up to 95km / h, Isaac is now moving to Cuba, expected to land on the Caribbean island on August 26 bef…
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Typhoon struck Japan, 4 people were injured
A strong storm hit Japan's island of Okinawa and surrounding areas, causing four people to be injured and tens of thousands of people living in the absence of electricit…
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Earthquake caused tsunamis in Central America
A strong earthquake rocked off the coast of El Salvador in the Pacific Ocean, causing tsunamis in Central America, but no damage information is yet available.
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The Philippines is in danger of recurring earthquakes
The Phivolcs media agency said on August 27 that experts from the Philippine Volcanic Institute have issued a warning about the risk of a new earthquake in the southern…
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Arctic sea ice area is at a record low
Antara cited sources from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), saying the Arctic sea ice area has dropped to 4.21 million km2, the lowest level since the satel…
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Tropical storm Isaac has a trajectory like Katrina
On August 28, US meteorologists said Tropical Storm Isaac nearly repeated the trajectory of Hurricane Katrina, which claimed the lives of about 1,800 people, almost seve…