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NASA: We are experiencing the peak of El Nino
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NASA: We are experiencing the peak of El Nino

NASA's Earth Observatory has made a remarkable statement about the El Niño phenomenon. The present time is confirmed to have reached the climax of the phenomenon of abno…

December 16, 2018
Houses crumbling after the earthquake in Taiwan
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Houses crumbling after the earthquake in Taiwan

The magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck early this morning, damaging many buildings in southern Taiwan, including a collapsed 17-storey apartment building, leaving more than…

December 16, 2018
Secondary forest - The key to reducing emissions
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Secondary forest - The key to reducing emissions

Restored tropical forests on reclaimed land for agricultural production and livestock grazing not only grow faster but also absorb a larger amount of CO2 than perennial…

December 16, 2018
Giant iceberg kills 150,000 penguins
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Giant iceberg kills 150,000 penguins

Scientists estimate that 150,000 Adelie penguins living along the Antarctic coast have died after an iceberg larger than the city of Rome, isolating their habitat, makin…

December 16, 2018
Burial clothes help decompose quickly
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Burial clothes help decompose quickly

Permanent burial clothes help accelerate the process of decomposing corpses, eliminate toxins that accumulate in the body and promote the speed of transporting nutrients…

December 16, 2018
Poopó Lake 1000km2 wide suddenly disappeared
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Poopó Lake 1000km2 wide suddenly disappeared

The European Aeronautics Agency (ESA) has just published satellite images taken from April 2014 to January 2016, confirming that the second largest Lake Poopó in Bolivia…

December 16, 2018