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Why the snow is white?
Environment

Why the snow is white?

Water is a transparent colorless compound; Ice particles are colorless and transparent. Snow is made up of countless tiny ice particles, so why is snow white?

December 16, 2018
Tropical depressions intensified into storm No. 8
Environment

Tropical depressions intensified into storm No. 8

At 04:00 on September 1, the position of the center of the storm was about 19.5 degrees North latitude; 118.4 degrees Kinh Dong, about 560km from Hong Kong (China) to th…

December 16, 2018
Storm No. 8 continues to grow, Hanoi has rain
Environment

Storm No. 8 continues to grow, Hanoi has rain

By noon on September 1, the position of the center of the storm was about 19.9 degrees Vi Bac; 118.1 degrees east longitude, about 490km southeast of Hong Kong (China).

December 16, 2018
Why is the sky blue?
Environment

Why is the sky blue?

Each color corresponds to 1 wavelength, frequency and carries different energy. Purple light has the shortest wavelength in the visible spectrum.

December 16, 2018
What is thunder?  Why are thunder?
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What is thunder? Why are thunder?

A particularly popular natural phenomenon occurs everywhere on our earth, it is thunder. It is a very strong aura and is ready to destroy everything it launches down.

December 16, 2018
The destructive power of the storm
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The destructive power of the storm

The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shares many images from the universe of the bigger-sized Irma super typhoon.

December 16, 2018