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The huge storm in the US killed 10 people
A massive storm of thunderstorms suddenly struck some of the US East Coast states on June 29, including Washington, crashing thousands of trees and houses, leaving milli…
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China explores 'forest of wild beasts'
Yesterday the management board of Shen Nong Nature Reserve, Hubei Province announced that 38 experts from many universities and research institutes will enter the Shen N…
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Floods in India, 77 people were killed
Heavy rains lasting more than a week in the state of Assam cause the water level of the Brahmaputra River, one of Asia's largest rivers, to exceed danger. The small trib…
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Karst terrain contains a lot of climate information
In an article published on Circle of Blue's environmental page, Chris Groves explained how the karst caves and terrain kept a clue about the earth's climate.
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Fukushima is 'artificial disaster'
A Japanese parliamentary investigation committee today confirmed the incident of the Fukushima I nuclear power plant last year was
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Heavy rain raged in China and Thailand
On July 5, the Chinese government raised the alert level 4 to flooding in Sichuan Province, southwest of the country, after rain and flooding claimed 13 lives and 1 loss…
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Australia encourages tree planting on the roofs
Reporters in Australia said Sydney and Melbourne (the capital of New South Wales and Victoria) are greening roofs at commercial centers to attract tourists and improve t…
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El Nino weather phenomenon may soon appear
The national weather forecast agency on 5/7 said that El Nino weather phenomenon can form in the equatorial Pacific region in the last 6 months of 2012.
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Red rain like blood in India
The strange rain appeared in Kannur, Kerala state, India at about 6:50 am on July 5, local time and lasted for 15 minutes, the Times of India reported. Many people panic…
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Hundreds of people died from floods in Russia and India
Flash floods in southern Russia have killed 140 people in recent days, while in Northeast India, prolonged heavy rains have claimed more than 120 lives and left 6 millio…
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Science rejects the bacteria eating arsenic
In a concussion finding published in the prestigious Science journal in 2010, strange bacteria in the Lake Mono area, eastern California (USA), are thought to live on an…
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Solar energy responds well to cooling needs
According to a reporter at the United Nations, on July 9, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted that by 2050, solar energy could meet 16% of global demand for…
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The temperature in the 48 states of the US is higher than the average
The US Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on July 9 said that hot temperatures in the second half of June have set a new record for heat in the first six mont…
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A wake-up call from 'artificial disaster' Fukushima
Bad nuclear status at Japan's nuclear power plant, more than a year ago, aroused concerns in many people interested in Vietnam's nuclear power industry. Because Japan ha…
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Decode the mysterious sound of the Northern Aurora
This mysterious sound appeared both in legend and made anyone who happened to hear both anxious and frightened. However, for the first time in history, strange cracks an…