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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…
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Effect of volcanic eruption phenomenon
A recent study has shown that volcanic eruptions may help reduce the effects of global warming.
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Large snowstorms in Japan killed eight people
The low pressure area covering northern Japan for many days has caused the victims' vehicles to be buried in thick snow.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Indonesia: People have to evacuate because of volcanic activity
Local officials in the Indonesian province of West Java on March 6 said the Tangkuban Perahu volcano began to operate, leaving about 1,500 people living along the slopes…
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Japanese tsunami system focused on evacuating people
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on March 7 adopted a new tsunami warning system, focusing on evacuation advice appropriate for people instead of researching and pr…
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Detecting strange life under Antarctic ice
After more than a decade of intermittent exploration drilling, researchers in the country were finally able to penetrate the Antarctic's frozen crust last year and colle…
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Many countries experience the most intense heat of 11,300 years
Shaun Marcott, a scientist at the University of Oregon in the US, and his colleagues used the tiny ancient fossils they found on the ocean floor to model the average glo…
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Looking back on 2 years of Fukushima nuclear disaster
On this day two years ago, on March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster devastated Japan and especially caused nuclear disaster at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (N…
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'Aliens' cave mystery in Australia
During a dive in the groundwater at Nullarbor, a group of divers discovered a strange cave with a smiley face. This strange cave has also quickly attracted the attention…
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20% of Canadian glaciers disappeared in this century
The increase in global average temperature of 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) is enough to melt glaciers in northern Canada islands.
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You used to cold 22 degrees Celsius
Researchers at the University of London's Holloway University have found that the temperature of the country of fog was much lower than it is today. Accordingly, the sum…
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Japan exploits natural gas from burnt ice
On March 12, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said the country extracted natural gas from a new energy source called methane hydrate (also known as ice bu…