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Thailand mobilizes pumps to save Bangkok
Bangkok government yesterday mobilized a large amount of pump to carry out the goal of pumping flood water from main roads in Bangkok in the next two weeks.
Biofuels from plants are equivalent to fossil fuels
Researchers at Leicester University in the United Kingdom found that CO2 emissions in oil palm plantations are more than twice as high as previously thought.
Thanh Hoa shook slightly because of the earthquake
After the loud explosion, people in Vinh Loc district (Thanh Hoa) felt the earth shake and people wobble. The earthquake reporting center and tsunami warning noted that…
Terrifying land in Colombia, 29 people were buried
Twenty-nine confirmed people were killed in the terrifying landslide in northwestern Colombia last weekend. Authorities say about 20-40 people are still missing.
The central region is sunk in flood
On the morning of November 8, the flood of rivers from Thua Thien - Hue to Quang Nam surpassed the most dangerous alarm to a meter. More than 6,000 houses along the rive…
Hue ancient capital deep
Rain throughout the 7th and 8th of November has caused Hue city (Thua Thien - Hue) to be submerged in the sea water, traffic is divided, there are places flooded up to 2…
Earthquakes were continuous in Japan and the Philippines
On November 7-8, two intense and moderate earthquakes happened, in turn shaking Japan's Okinawa island and Mindanao in the Philippines.
Flooding in the Central Region: 24 people died and went missing
According to the report of the Center for Flood and Storm Control in the Central Region - Central Highlands on November 9, there were 22 people died, 2 people were missi…
Ice in the Arctic Ocean
A leading oceanographer in the UK judged that the ice area on the surface of the Arctic Ocean was falling so quickly that it could disappear completely within four years.
Again strong earthquake in Turkey, the hotel collapsed
A strong 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook eastern Turkey, killing at least three people and leaving dozens of others stranded under collapsed houses, just two weeks after…
27 people died in the central flood
This morning, the flood in the Central region came down to alarm 1. People are putting effort to overcome the consequences with 27 deaths, one missing person, and tens o…
The world cannot give up nuclear energy
Humans still need nuclear power to meet the growing demand and mitigate the impact of climate change, the International Energy Organization (IEA) said.
Bangkok faces the risk of widespread disease
Health experts are warning of an outbreak of the disease in Bangkok when floodwaters are expected to recede in the coming days and the government says the worst flooding…
Biofuels: The problem lies in policy
The lack of synchronous policies of the State is one of the difficult issues in the development of the biofuel industry in Vietnam, said Luu Quang Thai, Chairman of Viet…