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Tin storm on the East Sea: Typhoon Khanun
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Tin storm on the East Sea: Typhoon Khanun

At 01:00 on October 13, the location of the center of the storm was about 18.1 degrees North latitude; 122.6 degrees east longitude, on the east coast of the island of L…

December 16, 2018
Why is there a tidal up and down phenomenon?
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Why is there a tidal up and down phenomenon?

Seawater is retained on Earth by gravity, the Moon and the Sun also have gravity for the earth. In particular, the Moon absorbs a mass of water on the ocean surface.

December 16, 2018
Japan - the land of big landslides
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Japan - the land of big landslides

Historically geologically, Japan is an archipelago within the Pacific volcanic belt, so the geological structure is unstable.

December 16, 2018
The reason for Mexico's strong earthquake
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The reason for Mexico's strong earthquake

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake claimed more than 240 lives yesterday arising along the boundary between the Cocos and North American arrays when the southernmost plate of…

December 16, 2018
4 shocking findings on climate change
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4 shocking findings on climate change

Humans are almost the main culprits that cause global warming and its consequences can be worse than what we imagined - according to a leaked draft of the latest climate…

December 16, 2018