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Responding to climate change from ... light bulbs
Environment

Responding to climate change from ... light bulbs

The recent Earth Hour 2013 event has been responded by many people. Even so, not everyone knows the impact of electricity consumption on climate change and the use of el…

December 16, 2018
Terrible hail ravaged Muong Khuong
Environment

Terrible hail ravaged Muong Khuong

At 12h last night 26/3, a terrible hail happened in 13 communes and towns in Muong Khuong district, Lao Cai. There are four severely damaged communes and towns: Muong Kh…

December 16, 2018
The largest tar lake in the world
Environment

The largest tar lake in the world

The Pitch is located in southwestern Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a very special lake. This is the largest and most important tar lake in the world, abou…

December 16, 2018
8 people were killed by severe floods in Ecuador
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8 people were killed by severe floods in Ecuador

Ecuadorian officials on March 3 said at least eight people were killed in a long-term heavy rain flood that occurred in the coastal province of Guayas, in the southweste…

December 16, 2018
The mysterious yellow rain in Nghe An
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The mysterious yellow rain in Nghe An

After the raining, strange and yellow rain, many people in Do Luong district (Nghe An) rushed to clear the rainwater tank because of concern that the water contained tox…

December 16, 2018
Vessels can cross the Arctic in 2050
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Vessels can cross the Arctic in 2050

Global warming causes the thickness of the Arctic ice to drop sharply over the past 7 years. With the current situation, some icebreakers have been able to move across n…

December 16, 2018
Exploiting endless energy sources
Environment

Exploiting endless energy sources

Exploiting the potential of renewable energy to reduce consumption and import of fossil fuels is a major challenge for Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest country in the…

December 16, 2018