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Volcanic eruption near Tokyo
The fire of Asama in Japan awakened early in the morning, spraying nearly 2 kilometers of smoke into the atmosphere and pushing a lot of ash to cover some areas of Tokyo.
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Planting trees by helicopter
Forests destroyed by fires or illegal timber felling can be regenerated quickly thanks to an aerial technique.
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Tropical rainforests around the world are reviving
The tropical rainforests around the world are resurrecting, but young trees may not be as resilient as many wild animals.
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Ca Mau may be flooded in large areas
In the next 25 years, climate change can cause widespread flooding and salinisation of freshwater ecosystems in Ca Mau.
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Recreate Pompeii historical disaster
Scientists have just completed a project to recreate the last day of a family in the ancient city of Pompeii (Italy).
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Harsh weather in the North Pole
A new study by Erik Kolstad and Thomas J. Bracegirdle shows that one of the most obvious signs of climate change is the rapid decline in Arctic ice cover.
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Sichuan earthquakes can be caused by the ear
Some scientists are hypothesizing that an artificial dam could be the culprit that caused a massive earthquake in May last year in Sichuan province, China.
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Climate change relayed to Australia's sea of fire
Earth warming helps wildfires in southern Australia spread at breakneck speed, turning into a historic fire storm that killed more than 100 people.
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Why do so many Australians die from forest fires?
The recent fire storm caused the greatest loss of life in Australian history. The number of nearly 200 shocking deaths from forest fires is part of the kangaroo life
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People and the sea change the climate of North America over the past 50 years
Greenhouse gases play an important role in the climate of North America, differences in temperature of marine areas may be the key to predict future regional climate cha…
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Drought in Spain in the past 500 years
A Spanish research group reconstructed drought cycles in this country between 1506 and 1900 based on a record of rituals stored in Toledo cathedral, aiming to observe th…
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2009 will be the record hot year
British weather researchers say 2009 will be one of the five hottest years in history, with global temperatures above the long-term average of 0.4 degrees Celsius.
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Pollution causes one-fifth of Hong Kong residents to leave
According to the Civic Exchange survey, excessive pollution caused one fifth of Hong Kong's population, or 1.4 million people, to consider leaving ...
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Phoenix launches laptop acceleration software
Phoenix Technologies has launched a HyperSpace for BIOS software that enables laptops to boot up to 30 seconds faster if used only for basic tasks like surfing the Web.
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Japan monitors emissions from space
The Japanese space agency will launch a satellite later this month, specializing in greenhouse gas emissions monitoring around the world.