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World into the era of renewable energy
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World into the era of renewable energy

On February 27, in the annual medium-term report to be published in July this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) confirmed that the world has entered an era of…

December 16, 2018
Japanese tsunami garbage to Hawaii
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Japanese tsunami garbage to Hawaii

The waves of tsunami swept after the double disaster in northeastern Japan last year are very close to the Hawaiian Islands, and will reach the west coast of the United…

December 16, 2018
Tornadoes died 9 people in central America
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Tornadoes died 9 people in central America

A terrible storm with many tornadoes swept through the center of the United States, killing at least 9 people and threatening to continue to harm when poured into the ea…

December 16, 2018
Nepal calls for help measuring Everest height
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Nepal calls for help measuring Everest height

Nepal is urging investors around the world to help them with a sum of money to accurately measure the height of Everest, in order to resolve the prolonged dispute around…

December 16, 2018
Alternative energy from marine algae
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Alternative energy from marine algae

Rapid growth in natural saltwater environments and high sugar content are two outstanding advantages that make seaweed a potential material for the production of biofuel…

December 16, 2018
Strange island researcher off the coast of Mexico
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Strange island researcher off the coast of Mexico

According to the AFP, 20 artists and scientists from eight countries on Tuesday went to the Clipperton Island, an island outside the Pacific, not far from the coast of M…

December 16, 2018
China promotes recycling of industrial waste
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China promotes recycling of industrial waste

On March 2, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China announced a plan to recycle 7 billion tons of solid industrial waste in the 2011-2015 period in…

December 16, 2018
America: Six more people died from tornadoes
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America: Six more people died from tornadoes

A series of violent tornadoes claimed the lives of at least six people in the state of Indiana yesterday and caused great damage in Tennessee and Kentucky states.

December 16, 2018
The ocean is acidifying at the fastest rate
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The ocean is acidifying at the fastest rate

The latest research by UN and US scientists has confirmed that the world's oceans are currently acidified at the fastest rate of any time in the past 300 million years d…

December 16, 2018
The mystery of the rise of the Himalayas
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The mystery of the rise of the Himalayas

According to a new hypothesis, the speed of collisions between tectonic plates on the earth is slowing, creating a great repulsive force affecting the altitudes of the H…

December 16, 2018
Planting forests on ... desert
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Planting forests on ... desert

The project, called Sahara Forest, will plant trees in an open greenhouse of 10,000 square meters built in the desert in Qatar. This work will use surface water and grou…

December 16, 2018