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Scientists have long suspected that an area becomes greener due to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide, observations have been made since the early 1980s in satellite d…
Water scarcity and water pollution are two of the world's most pressing issues, especially in developing countries, where infrastructure and resources are limited.
To Namib-Naukluft Park (Namibia), visitors encounter strange scenery like on other planets. That is the scene
Forest protection will also protect the coral reefs under the sea, as this will limit the amount of sediment deposited into the sea.
Australian scientists have discovered a crystal clear lake, never affected by climate change and any human impact.
The face that has always been hidden under the ice sheet of Antarctica has been exposed to the world, thanks to the new mapping technology of the US Aeronautics and Spac…
Engineers have stabilized the Fukushima nuclear power plant later
Thai Binh has more than 50km of coastline with 5 large estuaries pouring into the sea, creating an area of over 16,000 ha of tidal flats and thousands of hectares of s…
Originally a dry delta, La Ciénega de Santa (Mexico) is now
Central European countries are facing the worst floods in more than a decade, killing at least 12 people and causing serious economic losses.
Flood waters continued to rise in eastern Germany, forcing local officials to evacuate many families and a hospital, while Hungary increased protection against the risk…
The National Committee on China Disaster Control on June 8 said prolonged heavy rains in some of the eastern and southern provinces of the country in the past few days h…
According to a study published in the British Journal of Natural Climate Change on June 9, uncontrollable progress on global warming will increase the risk of flooding.…
The Shiveluch volcano, over 3,200 meters tall, increased its activity from May 2009. Previous volcanic ash eruptions of this volcano are usually 3,000-10,000 meters high.