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Huge waves in the air stir up harsh weather
Environment

Huge waves in the air stir up harsh weather

The world has suffered from severe weather in recent years, such as the US heat wave in 2011 or in Russia in 2010, coinciding with the largest flooding ever seen in Paki…

December 16, 2018
The Andes glaciers narrowed the record
Environment

The Andes glaciers narrowed the record

New research by scientists who have published glaciers in the Andes region of South America has been narrowed to a record over the past 300 years.

December 16, 2018
Energy from artificial leaves
Environment

Energy from artificial leaves

The team of experts at the University of East Anglia (UEA, UK) is implementing a $ 1.26 million project to reconstruct the photosynthesis process in the hope of converti…

December 16, 2018
Storm clouds contain both
Environment

Storm clouds contain both

The research report, published in the journal PLoS One, revealed that hail particles pouring down from storm clouds nourish a variety of bacteria that tend to reside in…

December 16, 2018
Australia struggles to cope with erratic weather
Environment

Australia struggles to cope with erratic weather

Victoria continues to be the focus of intense forest fires. Firefighters in this state are constantly put on alert when the temperature rises to 37 degrees Celsius causi…

December 16, 2018
Lightning can cause headaches
Environment

Lightning can cause headaches

Professor Vincent Martin, a University of Cincinnati researcher in the US, and his son Geoffrey Martin, a medical student, conducted a study to understand the relationsh…

December 16, 2018
Indonesia wants to 'chase' rain to reduce flood
Environment

Indonesia wants to 'chase' rain to reduce flood

Indonesian officials on January 25 announced that they will take measures to disperse or dispel clouds to another place to reduce the risk of flooding in Jakarta.

December 16, 2018
Use leaves for scrub to clean medical waste
Environment

Use leaves for scrub to clean medical waste

Researchers at Sultan Qaboos University (Kingdom of Oman) proposed the production of dates (the palm tree species) not to throw away leaves but to treat wastewater, espe…

December 16, 2018
Snowfall causes traffic disturbance in Japan
Environment

Snowfall causes traffic disturbance in Japan

The cold air pouring into Japan this winter continues to create a heavy snowfall in the coastal areas of the Pacific and some provinces that look to the Japanese sea on…

December 16, 2018
Weather forecast may be wrong for urban
Environment

Weather forecast may be wrong for urban

Heat from buildings, cars, and factories in big cities can cause temperatures in areas thousands of kilometers away to increase or decrease compared to the forecast of m…

December 16, 2018