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Many water sinks in the flood
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Many water sinks in the flood

On November 2, a series of Central American countries were engulfed in the rain. In Honduras, flooding caused at least 46 people to die and 16 others to disappear.

December 16, 2018
Potential of urban forestry
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Potential of urban forestry

The rate of population growth and urbanization out of control in developing countries has been causing many environmental and social consequences.

December 16, 2018
Indonesia has a new tsunami warning system
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Indonesia has a new tsunami warning system

Indonesia has just launched a new tsunami warning system. This system is designed to help coastal residents have enough time to evacuate before the tsunami hits.

December 16, 2018
Indonesia: strong earthquake, 2 people died
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Indonesia: strong earthquake, 2 people died

Early this morning (November 17), a strong earthquake struck off the island of Sulawesi, northern Indonesia, causing at least two people to die and damage hundreds of ho…

December 16, 2018
Bad soil because of the greenhouse effect
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Bad soil because of the greenhouse effect

The greenhouse effect is changing the structure of organic matter in soil at the molecular level, causing soil quality to decrease, while increasing the amount of carbon…

December 16, 2018
Predict earthquakes in China
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Predict earthquakes in China

Ji ShaoCheng of École College, a branch of the University of de Montréal is a member of the team that studied the devastating earthquake in China last May.

December 16, 2018