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Japan: Over 100 aftershocks after earthquakes in Hokkaido
In total, there have been more than 100 aftershocks since the strong earthquake in the middle of the week, shaking the northern Japanese province of Hokkaido.
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Burning too much fossil fuel, humans are eroding Earth's oxygen source
It is estimated that fossil fuel consumption accounts for 60-80% of the total oxygen consumption in the last century.
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Occurrence of tropical depressions in the East Sea is likely to increase to a storm
Last night (September 10), the tropical depression surpassed the southern part of Taiwan island and entered the Northeast Sea of the East Sea.
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Tropical depression strengthened into a storm on the East Sea - storm No. 5
At 10 am on 9/11, the location of the center of the storm was about 20.8 degrees Vi Bac; 118.2 degrees Kinh Dong, about 800km east of Hainan Island (China).
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Occurrence of tropical depressions in the East Sea, rainstorms all over the country
At 7 am this morning (August 10), the position of the tropical depression center is about 19.0 degrees north latitude; 111.0 degrees Kinh Dong, right on the eastern sea…
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Flash floods caused 1,600 people to evacuate urgently in France
The areas most severely affected by flash floods on August 9 were Gard, Ardèche and Drôme in southern France, according to the Guardian.
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New Zealand prohibits the use of disposable plastic bags
Disposable nylon bags are one of the most popular items found in coastal landfills in New Zealand.
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Indonesia: Lombok Island rises 25cm after the earthquake
US scientists on August 10 said that the recent strong earthquakes in Lombok in Indonesia's Western Nusa Tenggara province have made this tourist island rise to 25cm.
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Tropical depressions are likely to become strong storms, Bac Bo heavy rain
The National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting said that the tropical depression can be strengthened into a storm, speeding up and changing direction to the Gul…
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Tropical depression on the South China Sea strengthened into a storm - storm Bebinca
At 10 o'clock, the location of the center of the storm was about 20.6 degrees North latitude; 112.9 Kinh Dong, on the southern coast of Guangdong Province (China).
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Asia faces temperature
The World Health Organization estimates that the number of high temperature-related deaths in high-income countries in Asia and the Pacific may increase by 1,488 in the…
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Storm No. 4 jerk level 10, heading to Quang Ninh - Nam Dinh
At 07:00 on August 14, the location of the center of the storm was about 20.8 degrees Vi Bac; 113.7 degrees Kinh Dong, on the southern coast of Guangdong province (China…
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The world's fourth-largest sea disappeared completely, inertly dry
This land used to be a busy port town by the Aral Sea, but the sea was completely empty, leaving residents with ecological disasters.
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Why is plastic garbage so difficult to decompose?
Knowing the answer, you will understand why even though it takes so much effort, people still have not found an effective solution to handle this most polluting waste.
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Waste waves constantly hit the Philippine coast
Members of Bedan Environmental Philosophers (Bepo) and the Philippines Ministry of Public Works and Highways conduct cleaning of Manila Bay, Sun reported on August 13.