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See avalanche in mid-summer
An avalanche in the summer that took place on June 25, 2011 at Mount Rainier in Washington State, USA was posted on YouTube, attracting more than 38,000 viewers for its…
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Earthquakes followed the tsunami warning in New Zealand
The tsunami warning came after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in New Zealand and Tonga this morning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center signaled after the earthquake struck…
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The most frightening volcano Iceland is about to erupt.
Hekla, one of Iceland's major volcanoes, is showing signs of going to work, according to scientists' judgment based on the shift of magmatic layers.
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10 million Africans are at risk of drought
The UN has just warned: nearly 10 million people in the Horn of Africa in East Africa are facing a humanitarian emergency because the region struggles with the worst dro…
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Cows also cause a greenhouse effect
Scientists have found an important way to measure and refrain from the release of methane emissions, causing the greenhouse effect generated by cows and other ruminants.
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Earthquake in Fukushima, Japan power plant area
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean early this morning, near the area once destroyed by seismic and tsunami in Japan.
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North showers and thunderstorms, Central hot sunshine
The northern provinces are sunny, evening and night with showers and thunderstorms. Provinces from Quang Binh onwards to Phu Yen still have wide area heat.
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Earth is belly fat because of climate change
The ice in Antarctica and Greenland melting at 382 billion tons per year is creating a large amount of water flowing into the oceans. This amount of water is cornered to…
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Tsunami in Japan after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake
The 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Northeast Japan at 9h57 am July 10 caused tsunamis with a height of 10cm in the three provinces of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.
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A record snowfall makes the river water level in the Great Plains rise
Summer in the Great Plains region of the United States, often characterized by scarce water resources, rivers and streams often only flow seasonally ...
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Japan worries about earthquake alarms through slow television
Replacing the digital terrestrial analog transmission system made Japan anxious to warn the earthquake over television would be slower.
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Vietnam is wasting ... garbage
While advanced countries such as Japan, the US and the UK invest millions of dollars in recycling waste for the purpose of saving and protecting the environment, Vietnam…
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Japan wants to erase nuclear power
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said yesterday that it will gradually reduce its dependence on nuclear energy and aim to achieve the ultimate goal of not using nuclear…
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Why does China restrict rare earth mining?
China is looking for measures to control and restrict the export of precious and rare resources for sustainable development.