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Natural lakes in China continuously disappear
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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…

December 16, 2018
6.1 Richter earthquake in Japan
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6.1 Richter earthquake in Japan

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake just happened on November 24, off the northeastern coast of Japan, which has just suffered a tsunami disaster in March.

December 16, 2018
The winter is unusually warm in northern Europe
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The winter is unusually warm in northern Europe

Abnormal phenomena are happening on Scandinavian Peninsula - instead of white winter snow, warm weather makes flowers bloom for the second time of the year and white bea…

December 16, 2018
Quang Nam underground exploded like a bomb
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Quang Nam underground exploded like a bomb

On the night of November 27, a loud explosion came from a large underground ground like the sound of bombs downstream of Tranh Tranh 2 hydropower project (Bac Tra My, Qu…

December 16, 2018
A quarter of the world is degenerating
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A quarter of the world is degenerating

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) yesterday affirmed that 25% of the world's land area is seriously degraded.

December 16, 2018