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Indonesia bombarded the forest with water bombs
Air quality in Singapore increased markedly after Indonesian officials mobilized aircraft to flush water on forest fires on Sumatra island.
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Discover Margaret River's 'green paradise'
Surrounded by the ocean, Margaret River is an Australian peninsula with a natural setting that blends forests and the sea, creating a paradise-like beauty.
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Great Rift Valley Rift Great Rift
The splendor of the Great Rift valley in East Africa is made up of volcanic mountains, separated by barren wasteland and deep-bottomed lakes.
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The cleaner the air, the more the number of storms increases
Many studies show that the number of tropical storms in the Americas and the Caribbean has increased since the 1980s. Similar trends also occur on the Atlantic and India…
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A heated argument about ethanol mixed gasoline
Although the US government encourages the use of ethanol-based gasoline, critics argue that the fuel is considered
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The first victim died of dust and smoke in Malaysia
Both Singapore and Malaysia are facing the worst dust crisis in years. The dust still continues to spread to some areas of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur on June 26.
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Lightning 'hate' anglers
Fishermen account for the largest percentage of the victims of lightning deaths in the US in the past few years. The US National Weather Service (NWS) said 238 people di…
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Confused in investigating the Fukushima incident
Of the approximately 420,000 people the authorities have completed to date, the re-calculation shows that 12,469 people were exposed to higher doses of radiation while 3…
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Highly toxic gas due to shale gas extraction
Some households living near shale gas wells are at risk of being affected by the contamination of drinking water by gas from shale gas extraction.
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Singapore plans to prevent dust and smoke from rising
According to the plan announced by Minister Balakrishnan, the NEA's dengue surveillance activities will still take place without nearly any interruption even if the dust…
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Coal, the biggest environmental devastator
The above data sheet provided by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that China currently dominates the use of coal in the world.
Environment
The area of 'dead water' in the Gulf of Mexico increased record
Based on government data, US scientists on June 26 warned the area
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Amazingly, the crab island spreads all over the city
Each year millions of crabs migrate across the island to the sea, their journey can last up to 9km within a month.
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Strong tropical depression into a storm near the East Sea
At 7 o'clock on June 29, the location of the center of the storm is about 11.5 degrees North latitude; 125.4 degrees Kinh Dong, in the central region of the Philippines.…
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Earth self-healing after seismic
For the first time, scientists witnessed the earth reclaiming itself after an earthquake, like the body's own healing after being injured.