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How Vienna Prepared for a 5,000-Year Flood
The measures Vienna is taking to prepare for extreme rainfall could provide lessons for other cities dealing with flooding.
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Saharan dust is important for ecological protection and climate change
As iron-laden dust moved farther away from the Sahara, atmospheric reactions made iron increasingly accessible to support life.
Environment
Arctic refreezing plan achieves positive results
Field tests show that pumping seawater into snow on top of Arctic sea ice thickens the ice sheet, providing a viable way to maintain ice cover through the summer.
Environment
Climate change puts Southeast Asia at risk of 'sinister pit'
Many experts say that climate change makes countries in the Southeast Asian region face more risks stemming from sinkholes.
Environment
Global rainstorms tied to unusually wet September
Rising ocean and land temperatures provide extra heat and moisture, helping storms intensify and bring heavy rain around the world.
Environment
The rock that signals people's fears have come true
Scientists in Brazil have discovered rocks mixed with plastic on the volcanic island of Trindade.
Environment
What does Chernobyl look like after people left due to the nuclear disaster?
Some animals are constantly reproducing, others are forced to evolve…
Scientific application
Teach children 3 ways to escape if left in a car
There are some fairly simple principles that kindergarten students can be taught and implemented in the unfortunate case of being forgotten in a car or shuttle.
Environment
Warning about environmental pollution from colorful plastic
Research shows that brightly colored plastics such as red, blue and green are able to decompose into microplastics faster than light or colorless plastics.
Environment
The building uses heat from the human body as energy
More than 250,000 passengers pass through Stockholm Central Station every day, unaware that their body heat is being exploited for energy.
Environment
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Luc Yen, Yen Bai
A strong earthquake of 3.5 degrees (magnitude M) occurred in Luc Yen district (Yen Bai) on the afternoon of May 29. People near the epicenter clearly felt the shaking.
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Drilling 3,200m deep, found 50,000 year old object that 'prophesied' the most painful thing about the future of humanity
Scientists from Oregon State University have determined that the current rate of natural CO2 increase on Earth is the fastest in the past 50,000 years.
Environment
The largest ice shelf in Antarctica is acting strangely
According to SciTechDaily, ice stream activity caused the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica to suddenly shift.
Environment
Admire the unique cluster of salt domes in the world
The salt dome cluster in the Zagros range was formed millions of years ago and is unique in terms of diversity, shape, formation and development process.