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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.
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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…
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The risk of floods devastates the Danube basin countries
Margareta Wahlström Margareta Wahlström emphasized the devastating flooding caused by the rapid melting of ice on the Danube could increase human and property damage aft…
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In 2012, the United States will be inundated with storms
According to the forecast of the American Meteorological Center of AccuWeather, in 2012, this country will happen more dangerous storms than the previous year.
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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…
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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…
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Master plan of medical solid waste treatment system
On February 8, the Prime Minister signed a Decision approving the Master Plan for hazardous solid medical waste treatment system until 2025.
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Nearly 500 people died in Europe because of the cold
An unusual 12-day cold spell in Europe has killed nearly 500 people. Meteorological agencies say the cold spell will last until the end of the week, forcing Germany to r…
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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…
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Russia successfully approached the most mysterious lake in the world
Speaking to an unnamed source, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported that the group of scientists had stopped drilling at 3768m and reached the bottom of this frozen…
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'The phenomenon of La Nina will end globally
On February 9, United Nations and US climbers confirmed La Nina's weather phenomenon will end in the spring of 2012 after a brief increase in the fall of 2011.
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The Caribbean region is vulnerable to climate and economic problems
On February 10, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and General Director of the United Nations Commission on Regional Economy of Latin America and the Caribbe…
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Fukushima plant reactor temperature rises
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on February 12 said the thermometer of the No. 2 reactor at Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant increased by 82 degrees.
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Belgium experienced the longest cold spell in 70 years
On the morning of February 13, the longest cold spell in over 70 years in Belgium has ended, after a snowfall has fallen. Usually when a cold wave ends, the temperature…
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Japan uses agricultural land for renewable energy
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture-Forestry-Fisheries (MAFF) has just finalized a bill aimed at simplifying procedures for concentrating abandoned agricultural land to serv…