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How to not be struck by thunderstorms?
Scientists recommend that, because lightning is random and unexpected, there is no absolute safety position, but people can still actively prevent lightning by simple, e…
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Indonesian volcano awoke, spraying smoke 5,000m high
A volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi island wakes up today, with columns of smoke and ash as high as 5,000 meters in the air.
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The mysterious 'curved forest' in Poland
A small plot of a forest in western Poland has about 400 specially developed pine trees with the lower body of the trees bent at an angle of about 90 degrees to the nort…
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Japan discovered rare earth mines on the ocean floor
BBC news agency reported on July 4, Japanese researchers said it had discovered a rare earth mine with reserves of 100 billion tons off the Pacific.
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Japan planted radiation-resistant sunflowers
Last March earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused a nuclear disaster that made Cesi (Cs) radioactive material quite high in Fukushima prefecture and surrounding areas.
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China: Flooding, 54 people died
Heavy rains from early June helped reduce severe drought in central and southern China but led to flooding that left at least 54 people dead and more than 100,000 people…
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Typhoon does not pour into Vietnam, hot sunshine ends
Earlier today, the first storm on the East Sea maintained level 8 and the possibility of the next 12 hours will enter Guangdong province (China). Meanwhile, a part of co…
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Central Vietnam is hot, Hanoi is scattered
Today, June 13, hot low pressure areas combined with the slippery effect of hot weather in the central provinces. However, the northern provinces, including Hanoi, have…
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Japan: Switches equipment to treat high-concentration radioactive water
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on June 12 said that part of the high-concentration radioactive water treatment system is blocked so that the water doesn't flow. Th…
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Earthquake in Quang Ninh province
At 11:55 am 25 seconds (Hanoi time) on June 13, in the area of Yen Hung district (Quang Ninh) a small earthquake occurred.
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Scientists warn of earthquakes in the Andes
A recent study by scientists from the University of Hawaii in Mānoa - USA shows that the eastern region of the Andes Mountains may witness earthquakes of up to 8.9 on th…
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Prevent soot to help reduce Earth temperature
Rapid restriction of pollutants such as carbon black (generated from engine exhaust and vegetable oil, also known as soot) and smog including metal gas and ozone near th…
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Central in the hot 39 degrees Celsius
From the beginning of June until now, the temperature in the central provinces continuously 35-38 degrees Celsius, some mountainous areas to 39 degrees Celsius. Hot suns…
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Ca Mau: Many people are missing in the tornado
Thunderstorms and tornadoes overturned dozens of fishing vessels in Ca Mau, dragging more than 20 fishermen into the sea. There are still 9 people missing.
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Whirlwinds appear in China
A towering water cannon appeared on a river in Jilin province, northeastern China during a thunderstorm.