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The whole country must go to refuge for climate change
The entire population of the Maldives, a paradise island nation located in the Indian Ocean, is in danger of becoming the first refugees to be chased out of the country…
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Turn desert into a soil
Oil has turned Qatar into a rich country with the highest per capita income in the world, but it still cannot afford food self-sufficiency.
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Earthquake near the damaged nuclear plant in Japan
A strong earthquake today occurred near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.
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La Nina weather phenomenon has reached its peak
On January 11, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABM) evaluated the weather phenomenon La Nina in 2011-2012, culminat…
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Russia: Temperature -60 degrees Celsius
The eastern region of Russia is experiencing a harsh freezing winter, temperatures have dropped to a record low, at -60 degrees Celsius.
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Six people were freezing to death because of the cold in northern India
On January 11, six people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in cold weather in Kashmir, India.
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Hong Kong charged the garbage tax
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China will issue a garbage dump tax to solve environmental problems caused by garbage.
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Japan: Use chemical instead of ducks to kill worms and grass
Japanese farmers are adopting a new method of pesticides and weeds by dropping ducks into the field.
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Russian ships break ice to fuel Alaska
A Russian ship carrying the necessary fuel to the seaport located in a remote area of Alaska finally reached its destination on Saturday 14 January, after attempting t…
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There appear to be winter anomalies on the Red River
On January 15, the water level at the head of the Red River running through the territory of Lao Cai province appeared small floods, flooding some construction equipment…
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Strong earthquake in Solomon Islands, New Zealand
On January 15, a magnitude 5 earthquake shook the city of Christchurch, New Zealand's South Island. Next is a series of strong aftershocks from 3-3.7 Richter.
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Prospects to extract oil from microalgae
Research creates biofuels from microalgae that have strong growth potential, especially when Japan is looking for alternative energy sources to reduce dependence on atom…
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Hong Kong is even more polluted than Beijing
The recent decision by the Beijing city government to clean up the polluted atmosphere has made Hong Kong feel ashamed, because in this modern city, dust and smoke cause…
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Need a global emergency solution for climate change
On January 16, the Global Investors Summit on climate change and energy solutions took place at the United Nations headquarters in New York.