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Radiation from Japan continues to escape to the ocean
Waste water containing radioactive materials from Japan's Fukushima I nuclear power plants leaked to the Pacific Ocean.
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Japanese inspired double tsunami in March
The earthquake in March created two tsunamis and they overlapped, causing the level of devastation to skyrocket when the waves hit the shore.
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Storms can cause earthquakes
Scientists found evidence that some strong earthquakes occurred after big storms. This shows that heavy rain and landslides can cause seismic.
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Quang Nam strong earthquake, hydropower will cause disaster
Scientists determined that Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant built on the critical area of the earth's crust. Increased earthquakes with intense intensity will endanger bo…
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Big storm attacked Scotland, wind turbines caught fire
A 100m high wind turbine, worth over $ 3 million, caught fire when a winter storm was the strongest in a decade, with winds of 266 km / h, attacking Scotland on 8 Decemb…
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New breakthrough in bioenergy
In the context of the depletion of fossil fuel sources that are increasingly depleted at the speed of human hope is expected to rely on new energy sources, including bio…
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Strong earthquakes shook Mexico, 2 people were killed
A 6.5-magnitude quake struck Mexico on December 11, killing at least two people, causing power outages in many areas of the capital, and causing many to panic into the s…
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People warm up the earth
A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows that natural warming, such as changes in solar radiation during this time, is almost zero.
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Japan: Leakage of 1.8 million tons of radioactive water
Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, south of Kyushu region (Japan) has leaked 1.8 million tons of radioactive water from the cooling system, but has no enviro…
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Ecological crisis threatens the Mekong sub-region
Scientists constantly discover new species in the Mekong sub-region, but this area is also facing an ecological crisis.
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Watch an extremely rare white rainbow in the North Pole
A white rainbow appeared in the Arctic sky for a brief moment recorded by Russian explorer Sam Dobson.
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Natural lakes in China continuously disappear
According to a report of the first environmental forum on the lake in Nanjing - the capital of Jiangsu Province in the east of China - the country had about 24,000 natur…
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The largest ice island emerged because of climate change
Tens of billions of tons of ice on Greenland melt annually due to rising global temperatures. That phenomenon caused the rock beneath the ice to rise continuously.
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The explosion in the ground can be caused by volcanic lava
Experts from the Vietnam Geological Society said that the loud explosions in the ground downstream of Song Tranh 2 hydropower dam (Quang Nam) could be caused by volcanic…
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Hydropower stimulates artificial earthquakes
Large accumulation of water for hydroelectricity, oil and gas exploitation, and minerals can be stimulating factors that cause earthquakes.