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Turn garbage into clean energy
Environment

Turn garbage into clean energy

Nigeria - the largest city Nigeria is pursuing a project to improve the city's electricity supply by converting thousands of tons of garbage into green energy.

December 16, 2018
The world's first solar toilet
Environment

The world's first solar toilet

The US said it has successfully built a solar toilet that can recycle human waste into biochar.

December 16, 2018
The magnitude 4.4 earthquake in Los Angeles
Environment

The magnitude 4.4 earthquake in Los Angeles

A 4.4-magnitude tremor occurred Monday morning at 6:25 am in Westwood, about 15 miles west of downtown Los Angeles, but did not cause any damage.

December 16, 2018
Lightning disaster
Environment

Lightning disaster

Lightning seems to be more and more 'thirsty', after the statistical results show that the rate of casualties is increased by lightning in developing countries.

December 16, 2018
Sea level rise abnormally
Environment

Sea level rise abnormally

Global sea levels are rising at an unusual rate as the Greenland ice sheet begins to melt after a sustained effort.

December 16, 2018
New York will build composting islands
Environment

New York will build composting islands

To mitigate the harmful effects, Present Architecture launched the initiative to build a series of composting islands along the city coast.

December 16, 2018
Chile suffered more than 300 earthquakes in a week
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Chile suffered more than 300 earthquakes in a week

In the past week, Chile's northernmost region has been constantly shaken by more than 300 earthquakes, but the scientific world has not yet been able to determine whethe…

December 16, 2018