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Philippines: Rainstorms flood half of Manila
Environment

Philippines: Rainstorms flood half of Manila

Heavy rains caused by the Trami tropical storm flooded the Philippines' Manila capital in just 24 hours, causing landslides and killing at least seven people and affecti…

December 16, 2018
Project to turn desert into ... forest
Environment

Project to turn desert into ... forest

Five German scientists have proposed a new strategy to reduce the impact of climate change: Turning desert coastal into ... forests.

December 16, 2018
Emergency response to hurricane Jebi
Environment

Emergency response to hurricane Jebi

Last night (August 2), Typhoon 5 crossed North Hainan Island (China), went into the Gulf of Tonkin. At Bach Long Vi island station, a strong wind of 17m / s (level 7) wa…

December 16, 2018
Bagan, the land of thousands of forgotten temples
Environment

Bagan, the land of thousands of forgotten temples

The ancient Bagan city was once the capital of the Pagan kingdom, a key cultural, economic and political center of the Pagan empire during the 9th to the 13th centuries.

December 16, 2018
Damming contributes to global warming
Environment

Damming contributes to global warming

Research results have been published in the Journal of Science, Technology and Environment (Germany) showed that the construction of dams on rivers and lakes, or in ente…

December 16, 2018
Typhoon hit Quang Ninh
Environment

Typhoon hit Quang Ninh

At 10 am this morning, the storm of Jebi entered Quang Ninh province with strong winds of level 9 (maximum winds of 102km per hour). The storm stormed many corrugated ir…

December 16, 2018
The island paradise of animals
Environment

The island paradise of animals

Christmas, Hawaii or Okunoshima are three of the islands where the number of animals is many times higher than the population

December 16, 2018
Warning about Mount Fuji
Environment

Warning about Mount Fuji

The 3,776m high mountain, the symbol of the Land of Funan, is in fact an active volcano, and the last eruption took place in 1707, known as the Hoei eruption.

December 16, 2018