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Brazil: The most severe drought in the past half century
Local media in Brazil said that the Northeast Brazil is experiencing the most severe drought in the past half century. Drought has affected people's lives in more than 1…
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The Earth is going to return to an ice age?
Scientists at the GFZ Geological Sciences Research Center analyzed the sediment layer at the bottom of the Meerfelder Maar lake in Eifel (Germany) and found direct evide…
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Accurate tsunami warning thanks to marine vessels
While the Kilo Moana research vessel was on its way from Hawaii to Guam in February 2010, the Maule region (Chile) was attacked by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake. A few min…
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70% of the Red River mouth area is in danger
Scientists have identified two main groups that cause coastal damage due to climate change-related hazards, namely: Disasters such as erosion, accretion, and channel cha…
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Lightning appears with the rainbow
The simultaneous presence of rainbows and lightning creates a fascinating sight in China. The scene in the picture above occurred in the sky of Haikou City, Hainan Islan…
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Humanity exploits resources beyond the capacity of the Earth
On May 15, in the report, it will be announced before the United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio + 20) in June in Brazil, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) wa…
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Indonesia warned level 3 because the volcano Lokon erupted
On the morning of April 24, Lokon volcano in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province erupted. The director of the Information and Public Relations Center under the National…
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The Arctic Ocean emits greenhouse gases
Research by world scientists published April 23 in the journal Nature Geoscience warns that the Arctic Ocean could be a huge source of methane, a source of greenhouse ga…
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The island nations in the Pacific lack serious freshwater
On April 24, in the Thai capital of Bangkok, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) published a study showing that climate change has further aggravated the alrea…
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Planting nano trees, harvesting hydrogen fuel
Electrical engineers at the University of California - San Diego are
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Green clouds appear in Russia
Photos of blue clouds above a park in Moscow city on April 26 were posted on the Internet. A part of the online community thinks they are the result of some chemical pla…
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Haiti mudslides killed at least 10 people
There have been at least 10 people killed and many others missing in a flood and mudslide on April 28, after heavy rains across the past several days in Haiti. According…
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Iran discovered a large reserve of natural gas
Mehr official news agency of Iran on April 29 reported that the country has discovered a new natural gas field in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, with estimated…
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Japan's last nuclear reactor stopped working
Since the earthquake and tsunami devastated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March last year, only one reactor on the northern island of Hokkaido of Japan's…
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Legendary volcano wakes up
The earthquake eruptions occurred on Santorini Island (Greece) about 3600 years ago, thrown out from 40 to 60km3 lava devastating ancient Minoan civilization. This same…