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Researching organisms around Fukushima I power plant
Japanese scientists are studying the effects of nuclear radiation on animals and plants around the Fukushima I. plant.
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Detecting signs of ancient tsunami in Nghe An province
Some of the most recent surveys show that there may have been three tsunami matches that occurred at time intervals: 4,500-4,300; 4,100-3,900 and 900-600 years ago.
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Dozens of people were injured by earthquakes in Peru
A seismic incident occurred in central Peru that left dozens of people hospitalized but no one was in danger.
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Through Manila statement to protect the marine environment
The global conference on the connection between the mainland and the ocean (GLOC) ending January 30 in the Philippine capital Manila has approved the Manila Declaration…
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Bulgaria: Heavy rain, heavy snow causing power outages and congestion
Local officials and media say more than 300 villages and towns have lost power. Electricity supplier EVN said it is having trouble recovering power supply in western Bul…
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Landslides in Brazil caused many deaths and disappearances
At least eight people have been killed and 14 people gone missing on January 9 in a devastating landslide in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
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Strong earthquakes shook Indonesia, causing tsunami warnings
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the region off Indonesia's northern Aceh province, causing a tsunami warning. However, officials removed the warning a few hours later.
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Again leaking radioactive water at the Fukushima plant 1
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said it has detected about 10 liters of water containing Strontium radioactivity that has been leaked from the water treatment facil…
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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.