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Climate change, the world struggles for resources
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Climate change, the world struggles for resources

The risk of conflict and competition for resources will become more intense as a result of climate change. This warning was given in a European Union (EU) report, expect…

December 16, 2018
Melting ice can cause earthquakes
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Melting ice can cause earthquakes

When the ice sheets melt, they can release the compacted energy and cause terrible earthquakes. The warming of Earth may be the cause of such earthquakes and will contin…

December 16, 2018
Pollution of groundwater in Vietnam
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Pollution of groundwater in Vietnam

It is forecasted that by 2030 there will be about 60 countries with severe water shortage. Meanwhile, in recent years in some big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.…

December 16, 2018
Greenhouse effects - Preventive measures
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Greenhouse effects - Preventive measures

One thing is certain that we all feel, it is recently that the weather is often hot, the temperature is high and natural disasters occur more with increasing levels. Of…

December 16, 2018
Heavy rain raging in central America
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Heavy rain raging in central America

At least 13 people died and hundreds of families were evacuated due to prolonged flooding in central America. Three consecutive days of heavy rain caused the National Me…

December 16, 2018
Strong earthquake in China
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Strong earthquake in China

The Chinese Seismological Network discovered four strong earthquakes this morning (March 21) in Yu Tian district, west of Xinjiang.

December 16, 2018
Floods this year are more and more powerful
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Floods this year are more and more powerful

The Central Hydrometeorological Center is deploying a project to install 74 automatic anemometer for coastal monitoring stations and a weather radar station in Dong Ha (…

December 16, 2018
The history of surprising Arctic pollution
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The history of surprising Arctic pollution

Scientists still know that contaminated dust particles from medium-high cities migrate to the North Pole and form an ugly cloud, but a study by the University of Utah ha…

December 16, 2018
Why do tornadoes rarely appear in the city?
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Why do tornadoes rarely appear in the city?

The easy answer to this situation is because cities are too small for an entire landscape, said Joshua Wurman, director of the Center for Special Weather Research in Col…

December 16, 2018
Written examination on the environment:
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Written examination on the environment:

In 2008, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) called on countries, businesses and communities to strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent global cli…

December 16, 2018
Hydropower challenges the environment
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Hydropower challenges the environment

Quang Nam's hydropower development strategy lacks an overall view and leaves negative impacts on the environment. Comments of Mr. Nguyen Duc Hai, Chairman of Quang Nam P…

December 16, 2018
The earth warms up badly affecting traffic
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The earth warms up badly affecting traffic

The situation of global warming may cause serious damage to the transportation network in the future, for example when hot weather and storms occur frequently, the deman…

December 16, 2018