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Terrifying sandstorm
Environment

Terrifying sandstorm

On May 2, at least 84 people were killed and 143 injured in horrific sandstorms swept across Northwest India.

December 16, 2018
How will the new enzyme destroy plastic?
Environment

How will the new enzyme destroy plastic?

The plastic bottles we throw away daily will last for hundreds of years. That is one of the important reasons why the problem of plastic pollution has become so serious…

December 16, 2018
Perennial ice in the Arctic is disappearing
Environment

Perennial ice in the Arctic is disappearing

This further increases the likelihood of a prediction that by the middle of the century there will be no more ice sheets in the summer on the Arctic Sea.

December 16, 2018
Why is 'Saigon shining sunny in the afternoon?'
Environment

Why is 'Saigon shining sunny in the afternoon?'

Vietnam is located in an area with tropical climate with two opposite seasons of wind, bringing about two distinct seasons: the dry season and the rainy season.

December 16, 2018