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El Nino brings hot sun from Asia to Europe
Environment

El Nino brings hot sun from Asia to Europe

Many areas in Asia, such as India and Pakistan, are hit by a record heat wave of more than 45 degrees Celsius, while Europe has to deal with heat waves of up to 44 degre…

December 16, 2018
Typhoon Linfa entered Taiwan
Environment

Typhoon Linfa entered Taiwan

Earlier, the heart of Typhoon Linfa in the northwestern coast of Luzon Island (Philippines) maintained a maximum wind speed of 90 km per hour (level 9). There are two ty…

December 16, 2018
Earth's temperature is constantly increasing
Environment

Earth's temperature is constantly increasing

Use updated data on temperatures taken from thousands of terrestrial weather observatories and a lot of sea and commercial buoys, scientists at the US National Oceanic a…

December 16, 2018
Road sweeper using hybrid technology
Environment

Road sweeper using hybrid technology

Not only on cars carrying people, hybrid-electric drive technology has also appeared on public transport like road sweepers.

December 16, 2018