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23,000 people die if the 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Tokyo
At least 23,000 people will be killed and economic losses could amount to 95.3 trillion yen if a 7.3-magnitude earthquake occurs just below Japan's Tokyo metropolitan ar…
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Turn algae into biological crude oil in 60 minutes
US scientists have recently introduced a technique to process bio-algae oil from algae within 60 minutes, to save time and reduce costs significantly.
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Emerging newborn island in Japan can 'live long'
Earth has just given birth to a new island. The island is named Niijima. NASA satellite images show this 'newborn' island.
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4 super volcanoes threaten humanity
The existence of human beings will fall into the world of hanging hair if one of the four volcanoes on the earth wakes up.
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Beijing uses rain to wash away contaminated smoke
Beijing is planning to prevent increasing air pollution clouds with artificial interventions.
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Europe strongly opposes 'invisible killer'
The European Commission (EC) has planned new air quality control laws to combat air pollution.
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China discovered large hydrate reserves in the South China Sea
The Ministry of Land and Natural Resources has just announced the discovery of a large reserve of hydrate gas (burning ice) in the Pearl River basin north of the East Se…
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Japan: 1.6 million tons of contaminated water seeps into the ground
TEPCO officials said they found water leaked from the seams of the moat on December 21.
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Decontamination work around the Fukushima Plant was three years late
In January 2012, Japan's Ministry of Environment officials said the decontamination work would be completed before March 2014, except for areas with very high levels of…
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He picked up the storm despite overcoming the consequences of Typhoon Dirk
The UK continued to welcome the new storm while the consequences of the storm Dirk landed just before Christmas had not been overcome.
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Two islands are connected in Japan
The small island formed by volcanic activity in Japan in November, was connected to another nearby island.
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Latest pictures of the Antarctic icy region
Journalists of Guardian (UK) magazine sent the latest images in December 2013 of the Antarctic icy land during the 2013-2014 expedition of MV Akademik Shokalskiy (Russia…
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Indonesian volcano again stirred
Seismic measurements show that one of the volcanoes in Indonesia may soon erupt.
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Methane hydrate and incidents on the sea
AAG fiber breakage on December 20, 2013 affected tens of millions of internet users in the country.
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The harshness of the weather in 2013
With many disasters such as super typhoon Haiyan, extensive flooding, tornadoes or forest fires, 2013 is considered a year to show the harshness of weather affecting man…