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The flights across the Atlantic will be more bumpy
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The flights across the Atlantic will be more bumpy

Dr. Paul Williams, a researcher at the University of Reading in England, and colleagues used meteorological models to understand the changes in wind speed in the North A…

December 16, 2018
Find the culprit causing earthquakes in Iran
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Find the culprit causing earthquakes in Iran

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in Iran that killed dozens of people yesterday. The Iranian Seismological Center said the earthquake occurred at 1622 local time, at…

December 16, 2018
A Russian city is being swallowed up
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A Russian city is being swallowed up

In recent weeks, underground caves have been constantly exposed on the streets, swallowing cars, buses, even large trucks, and killing at least 1 person.

December 16, 2018
WHO warns about dangers from air pollution
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WHO warns about dangers from air pollution

The World Health Organization (WHO) on April 8 warned that the threat from air pollution was much greater than previously reported, and repeated the global call to actio…

December 16, 2018
Seoul has snow in mid-April after 20 years
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Seoul has snow in mid-April after 20 years

The Korea Meteorological Agency (KMA) on April 10 predicts that Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and a part of western Gangwon Province will have snowfall on April 10 and 11.

December 16, 2018
Synchronize traffic lights to avoid traffic jams
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Synchronize traffic lights to avoid traffic jams

To accelerate the speed of street traffic, the city of Los Angeles (USA) has synchronized about 4,000 traffic lights, and is the first city in the world to install this…

December 16, 2018
Heavy storms will appear more and more
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Heavy storms will appear more and more

Increasing humidity due to warming of air and ocean will increase the frequency and severity of storms, potentially destroying dams, causing flooding, accompanied by cou…

December 16, 2018
Waste into electricity lighting rural areas
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Waste into electricity lighting rural areas

For the first time in TT-Hue, Biogas made from polluted waste is used as lighting energy at many roads in Hue city, opening up the prospect of public lighting applicatio…

December 16, 2018
Vietnam is supported to adapt to climate change
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Vietnam is supported to adapt to climate change

Integrated coastal protection and mangrove protection program to adapt to climate change in the Mekong Delta provinces / Climate change and coastal ecosystems in the Mek…

December 16, 2018