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El Nino phenomenon appeared again silently
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El Nino phenomenon appeared again silently

Data transmitted from Earth-based satellites have confirmed this: El Nino climate phenomenon has reappeared since September. However, this cyclical climate phenomenon oc…

December 16, 2018
Emergency meeting on Indonesian dust and smoke
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Emergency meeting on Indonesian dust and smoke

Yesterday, environment ministers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand held emergency talks in Riau (Indonesia) to find ways to resolve the dust and s…

December 16, 2018
North America is in a snowstorm
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North America is in a snowstorm

A blizzard has swept across North America causing tens of thousands of households to power outages in New York State (USA) and Ontario (Canada), many highways in norther…

December 16, 2018
The Earth's climate will get cold
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The Earth's climate will get cold

Despite impressive impressions proving the level of ice melting in the Arctic Ocean published, astronomers in Saint-Petesbourg (Russia) claim that in the next few decade…

December 16, 2018
Sonoran melody
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Sonoran melody

There is a land called the desert but its appearance is not like a desert at all. It is the Sonoran desert in northwestern Mexico, bordering Arizona (USA). Sonoran is fo…

December 16, 2018
Warning of sea pollution
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Warning of sea pollution

Nearly 90% of Asian wastewater discharged directly into the sea without treatment is causing environmental concerns, threatening the ecology of coastal areas that are vi…

December 16, 2018
Strong earthquakes in Hawaii
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Strong earthquakes in Hawaii

Hawaii has declared a state of emergency following a strong earthquake with magnitudes of up to 6.6 Richter levels. There are no news of the dead but there have been hea…

December 16, 2018
Glaciers help to limit global warming
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Glaciers help to limit global warming

The world is facing an increasing threat from global warming. However, according to a Chinese scientist, 20 million km2 of glaciers will help curb the rapid rise in glob…

December 16, 2018
Private has the right to report weather
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Private has the right to report weather

The government has a policy of breaking the monopoly of distributing weather forecast and hydrological news for nearly 10 years, but so far, no organization or individua…

December 16, 2018
To know if the water is contaminated with arsenic
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To know if the water is contaminated with arsenic

Currently, in Hanoi and some surrounding areas, many households are very worried that domestic water has arsenic and how to recognize it, as well as how to handle if it…

December 16, 2018
New research on the impact of the sun
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New research on the impact of the sun

A recent study raises questions about the impact of the sun on global climate change. Writing in the journal Nature, scientists from the US and Europe say changes in

December 16, 2018