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Thunderstorm storms straight into Quang Ninh
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Thunderstorm storms straight into Quang Ninh

At 13 hours on July 18, the position of the center of the storm was about 19.9 degrees North latitude; 111.3 degrees Kinh Dong, about 420 km from Mong Cai (Quang Ninh) t…

December 16, 2018
Hurricane Rammasun has gone to China
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Hurricane Rammasun has gone to China

Around 4:00 am July 19, heavy rains started pouring down to Mong Cai and Bach Long Vi, Cua Ong outposts, strong winds gradually reached level 6-7.

December 16, 2018
Land of sea urchin
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Land of sea urchin

In the breeding season, hundreds of thousands of sea urchins often return to Bass Rock Island, making it one of the largest concentration places in the world.

December 16, 2018
Rocket division drifted after heavy rain
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Rocket division drifted after heavy rain

Large metal pipes, believed to be part of a ballistic missile, drifted into a village in Siberia, Russia, after a massive flood swept through the area.

December 16, 2018
Discover the largest reservoir on Earth
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Discover the largest reservoir on Earth

This is considered to be the largest lake of the Earth when the amount of water contained in it can be equal to the amount of water that the continents on Earth combine.

December 16, 2018
Earth's crust is unstable over time
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Earth's crust is unstable over time

'Our research results have challenged the notion that the movement speed of tectonic plates is stable over time', according to Phys.Org quoted Kent Condie, a professor a…

December 16, 2018
Western Amazon is threatened by oil pollution
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Western Amazon is threatened by oil pollution

A new study of polluted areas shows that the West Amazon, an extremely bio-cultural and diverse area, may have been contaminated by widespread oil pollution over the pas…

December 16, 2018