Thailand: Floods cause hundreds of factories to close, hospitals evacuate
Nearly 200 factories in central Thailand province were closed; hospitals in northern Bangkok must evacuate hundreds of patients; Prime Minister Yingluck had to postpone…
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Nearly 200 factories in central Thailand province were closed; hospitals in northern Bangkok must evacuate hundreds of patients; Prime Minister Yingluck had to postpone…
The results of two recent studies show that air pollution in cities or roads can seriously impair brain function, accelerate the aging process.
Oil spill from a containter super ship that ran aground off New Zealand today spread to shore, while rescue groups attempted to stabilize the ship before a storm was exp…
In the face of increasing air pollution in Ho Chi Minh City, finding a new source of energy is important and encouraged.
Severe winters in the United States and Northern Europe can be a result of changes in ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
The Bangkok Post newspaper on October 11 reports from the Thai Wildlife and Plant Conservation Service that about 100 crocodiles, reared on a farm in the province of Uth…
According to the Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, October 11, a tropical depression intensified into a storm off Central Philippines, becoming the…
The magnitude of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake devastated Japan in March was the fifth most powerful earthquake in the history of the species. It also changes the mass di…
Currently, in the region of the Central Islands of the Philippines there is an active storm with the international name of BANYAN.
With the support of the United Nations, the Indian Oceanic nations tested the early tsunami warning system.
A strong earthquake shook Indonesia's island of Bali today, causing hundreds of panic-stricken people to flee high-rise buildings and 17 injured.
After crossing the Philippine Islands, Typhoon Banyan weakened into a tropical depression. But when entering the East Sea, the tropical depression suddenly got stronger.
Japanese media reported that the country's authorities have detected unusually high levels of radiation at one of the central districts in Japan's Tokyo capital. This ar…
A large-scale study demonstrated that toxic substances in the air increase the risk of premature birth in women by up to 30%.
Japanese officials say unusually high radioactivity was discovered in Tokyo unrelated to the Fukushima I. nuclear power plant.