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The mayor of 43 countries pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions
On November 21, about 140 mayors from 43 countries and territories signed a commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions, ...
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Flood proof: It's still a long story
In consecutive days from November 16 to November 19, 2010, most districts in Ho Chi Minh City were hit by heavy rains in the afternoon ...
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Climate change 'heating' lakes on Earth
Many of the world's largest lakes have been warming up over the past 25 years due to the effects of climate change, warned by the JPL Laboratory of the US Aerospace Agen…
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China has the most emissions in the world
A Chinese official yesterday admitted that the country discharged the most emissions in the world, and called on the United States to cooperate to achieve progress in cl…
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Behind the ranking of Nha Trang beach
Nha Trang's work has been selected by National Geograpic magazine for the list of 99 beaches to rank in 2010 and is receiving attention ...
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The world lake is heating up
Scientists Philipp Schneider and Simon Hook of NASA's Thrust Laboratory used satellite imagery to measure the surface temperature of 167 lakes around the world.
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The amount of greenhouse gas emissions reaches a record level
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that in the past year, greenhouse gas emissions have reached a record, especially CO2 and methane gas, ...
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Tracing death pit: Scientists enter
According to initial evaluations, the authorities' determination of the cause of 42 deaths was caused by: old water supply and drainage pipes were blown, ...
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South Central Coast is flooded again
According to the Central Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, on the 28th and 29th of November, in the provinces from Quang Ngai to Khanh Hoa, there h…
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Bad scenario in 2060
In the worst case scenario, world temperatures can rise to 4 degrees Celsius by 2060, countries need to spend an average of $ 270 billion a year just to cope with rising…
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The number of people dying from droughts and floods doubled
A humanitarian organization in the UK yesterday announced that around 21,000 people around the world died from drought and flooding in the first nine months of this year…
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Glaciers 'cry'
The Arctic sea ice has been significantly thinner in recent decades, the permafrost is gradually being replaced by seasonal ice changes.
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European countries suffer from extreme cold
The temperature of some parts of England has dropped below minus 17 degrees Celsius while most of Poland's territory has been engulfed in snow.
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Chinese dense fog, Iran heavily polluted
The phenomenon of dense fog in recent days has made it difficult for daily life in East China.
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The US-China is close to the agreement on limiting emissions
The tone of the assessment of emissions between China and the United States has softened, contrary to the accusations of each other over the past time.