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Nuclear waste bunker collapse in the US
Environment

Nuclear waste bunker collapse in the US

A section of nuclear waste storage at the US Hanford nuclear facility yesterday 9/5 suddenly collapsed, causing all workers here to evacuate.

December 16, 2018
Dangerous nacreous clouds in the polar region
Environment

Dangerous nacreous clouds in the polar region

The dark black sky of the polar region in winter is not only the backdrop for the northern aurora bands, but also the presence of an equally natural phenomenon named nac…

December 16, 2018