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The world has a record hot January
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The world has a record hot January

January 2012 was ranked 19th in the list of the hottest Januarys since 1880, according to research papers from the US National and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

December 16, 2018
Mysterious desert in Mexico
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Mysterious desert in Mexico

Everywhere in the world is covered by radio waves, mobile phones, television signals and many other types of radiation. But no radio signal could enter or exit the Zone…

December 16, 2018
Alarm of water pollution in HCMC
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Alarm of water pollution in HCMC

According to the monitoring data of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2011, the situation of environmental pollution in the country is having alarming…

December 16, 2018
EU imposes emission quotas on aviation
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EU imposes emission quotas on aviation

The European Union (EU) has said it still decided to impose emissions quotas on airlines entering the EU airspace, despite protests by Russia, the US, China and India.

December 16, 2018
Heavy flooding in South America, many people died
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Heavy flooding in South America, many people died

Bolivian President Evo Morales has declared a state of emergency all over the country because of flooding, which seriously affected the lives of about 9,000 households a…

December 16, 2018
Underground oasis under the world's driest desert
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Underground oasis under the world's driest desert

Researchers from the Spanish Center for Astrophysics and the Catholic University of Northern Chile have discovered a 2-meter underground micro-oasis under the surface of…

December 16, 2018
China's Yangtze River is heavily polluted
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China's Yangtze River is heavily polluted

A part of the Yangtze River in eastern China is contaminated with chemicals leaked from a cargo ship, causing thousands of people to worry and rush to buy bottled water…

December 16, 2018
Global sea level is increasing
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Global sea level is increasing

This data was provided by a team of University of Colorado experts at Boulder (UCB) and a spacecraft of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA). Accordingly, the global sea level…

December 16, 2018