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Ecological change - A threat to human health
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Ecological change - A threat to human health

According to a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO), the emergence of more and more new killer diseases such as SARS and bird flu may be related to envir…

December 16, 2018
Plateau Tassili N 'Ajjer (Algeria)
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Plateau Tassili N 'Ajjer (Algeria)

Located in central Sahara, Eastern Central Algérie, this vast plateau (known as Hecbe called Tassili) is 72,000 km2 wide. With an average altitude of 1500m, this plateau…

December 16, 2018
The most isolated land
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The most isolated land

The farthest inhabited land is the island of Tristan da Cunha, which is 98km2 wide and has a population of only 350 people. The closest island, Saint-Hélène is also 2,12…

December 16, 2018
Ice layers at Mount Angola, memorandum of rainfall
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Ice layers at Mount Angola, memorandum of rainfall

According to studies conducted by French and Bolivian scientists, the ice sheets on the Mount Estonian do not store data like those found in Antarctic ice sheets. The co…

December 16, 2018
Argentine waters: Two large icebergs appear
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Argentine waters: Two large icebergs appear

On January 5, in the Atlantic Ocean of Argentina, two large icebergs appeared. These two ice sheets move at 2 km / h and are heading north. This is a strange phenomenon…

December 16, 2018
Dissemination of knowledge about tsunamis
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Dissemination of knowledge about tsunamis

When you're at the beach, if you feel an earthquake and realize that the sea suddenly recedes, think that the tsunami may be approaching, rushing to the high ground imme…

December 16, 2018
Dead sea is 'dead'
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Dead sea is 'dead'

Dead Sea is one of the most valuable 'assets' of the land of Israel, a land of mystical things and famous biblical legends. We all know, because the salt in the water of…

December 16, 2018
Dry season 2005-2006: Severe drought?
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Dry season 2005-2006: Severe drought?

According to the Deputy Director of the Central Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting Nguyen Lan Chau, the dry season 2005-2006, the drought situation i…

December 16, 2018
Sundarbans National Park (India)
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Sundarbans National Park (India)

The Sundarbans, comprising more than 10,000 square kilometers of land and water between India and Bangladesh, the middle region, located in West Bengal (India), were mad…

December 16, 2018
Preparing measures for climate change
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Preparing measures for climate change

The World Health Organization has called on European policymakers to take immediate measures to prepare for the consequences of climate change on health. In the speech i…

December 16, 2018
Planting trees may not cool the earth
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Planting trees may not cool the earth

Contrary to long-standing assumptions, according to US scientists on December 6, planting in temperate regions can absorb sunlight and warm the earth in the long run. Fo…

December 16, 2018