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China is suffering from a record cold spell
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China is suffering from a record cold spell

The China Meteorological Agency (CMA) on January 5 said the northeastern regions are experiencing the harshest winter in 43 years when temperatures have dropped to minus…

December 16, 2018
Air pollution makes women dumb
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Air pollution makes women dumb

Scientists from Rush University Medical Center have demonstrated that exposure in the atmosphere contains many pollutants that will occur the intellectual decline of adu…

December 16, 2018
'King's tide' raged on the earth
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'King's tide' raged on the earth

Unusually high tides appear throughout the planet this week as the moon and the sun approach the most Earthly of the year.

December 16, 2018
Bangladesh: The record cold wave killed 80 people
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Bangladesh: The record cold wave killed 80 people

A record cold in Bangladesh has killed about 80 people. Bangdalesh's meteorological forecasting agency said the temperature had reached a low point in the country's hist…

December 16, 2018
Red swirl in the sky of Western Australia
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Red swirl in the sky of Western Australia

Australia's meteorological forecasting agency said the western region of the country is undergoing a tornado with a wind speed of up to 140km / hour.

December 16, 2018
Black snow falls in Russia
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Black snow falls in Russia

On the night of 13th and 13th of December 14th, a black snowfall fell on the Oktyabr region of Omsk province. This is the second time this phenomenon has occurred in the…

December 16, 2018