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2016 may be the hottest year in history
Environment

2016 may be the hottest year in history

Many meteorological agencies around the world warn that 2016 will continue to break the record and become the hottest year in history.

December 16, 2018
The land for 10 years was attacked by mud
Environment

The land for 10 years was attacked by mud

In the first months after the Sidoarjo disaster in Indonesia, the crater averaged 98 million liters of boiling mud every day, swallowing 12 villages and losing nearly 40…

December 16, 2018
Huge artificial water swirls swallow the island
Environment

Huge artificial water swirls swallow the island

The whirlpool is formed by a small negligence of humans swallowing up an island of nearly 300,000 square meters, two rigs and many barges, and at the same time the islan…

December 16, 2018