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Thai floods threaten marine life
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Thai floods threaten marine life

Millions of marine organisms may be the next victims of the cataclysm in Thailand, when billions of cubic meters of floodwater are about to pour into the ocean.

December 16, 2018
Unusual explosion in Quang Nam due to earthquake
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Unusual explosion in Quang Nam due to earthquake

Prof. Dr. Cao Dinh Trieu, expert at the Institute of Geophysics, said that the seismic station in Thua Thien - Hue recorded aftershock on November 16 in Bac Tra My distr…

December 16, 2018
Rescue chamber in the house
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Rescue chamber in the house

Researcher of the Air Force Air Defense has just had the idea of ​​creating a rescue chamber to protect people when threatened by natural disasters.

December 16, 2018
La Nina is coming back
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La Nina is coming back

The phenomenon of La Nina has returned in August, possibly going on in the last months of this year and lasting until early next year, World Meteorological Organization…

December 16, 2018
Decipher the mystery
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Decipher the mystery

The latest survey data shows that the mountain range deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheet has been dead and resurrected hundreds of millions of years ago.

December 16, 2018
Japan banned rice exports from Fukushima
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Japan banned rice exports from Fukushima

The Japanese government banned the export of rice produced in Fukushima, after the test results showed that the rice in this area contained radioactive cesium exceeding…

December 16, 2018
China 'pays for pollution'
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China 'pays for pollution'

Chinese people are paying a price for the country's heavy environmental pollution with their own health, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) warns.

December 16, 2018
Mexico's strongest volcano exploded
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Mexico's strongest volcano exploded

Mexico's most active volcano on Monday emitted a loud bang and a 7,000 meter tall ash column eruption, the National Disaster Prevention Center said.

December 16, 2018
Greenhouse gas rocketed to a record
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Greenhouse gas rocketed to a record

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that greenhouse gas emissions had risen to the highest level in 2010 since pre-industrial times.

December 16, 2018
Flood devastated Italy
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Flood devastated Italy

The northwestern region of Italy is suffering from a severe flood, causing landslides, destroying hundreds of houses and vehicles and killing at least 16 people.

December 16, 2018