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The Yangtze River water turns red
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The Yangtze River water turns red

People in Chongqing, the southwestern city of China, discovered a change in the water color of the Yangtze River on September 6. The same phenomenon also appeared in man…

December 16, 2018
See the smallest mountain range on the planet
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See the smallest mountain range on the planet

Rising up to a height of nearly 610m from the flat plain in Central Valley in central California, USA, the Sutter Buttes Mountains are in stark contrast to the surroundi…

December 16, 2018
The highest volcano Nicaragua works again
Environment

The highest volcano Nicaragua works again

The Nicaragua Geological Research Institute says the San Cristobal volcano has created a cloud of dust that covers an area of ​​up to 48km. Forecast for the next few day…

December 16, 2018
Light pollution - silently threat
Environment

Light pollution - silently threat

According to the World Health Organization, unnecessary light and unreasonable design are considered a form of pollution. And in an increasingly more modern world, this…

December 16, 2018
Need to actively respond to typhoon Kai-Tak
Environment

Need to actively respond to typhoon Kai-Tak

At 04:00 on August 16, the location of the center of the storm was about 19.1 degrees North latitude; 117.9 Kinh Dong, about 670km from Hoang Sa archipelago to the East…

December 16, 2018
Actively prevent storm Kai-Tak
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Actively prevent storm Kai-Tak

At 13:00 on August 17, the location of the center of the storm was about 21.1 degrees north latitude; 109.9 Kinh Dong, on the northwestern area of ​​Leizhou Peninsula (C…

December 16, 2018
Hong Kong produces biodiesel from waste oil
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Hong Kong produces biodiesel from waste oil

Hong Kong entrepreneurs and investors from the Netherlands and the Middle East are currently cooperating to build a plant that converts waste oils into biodiesel.

December 16, 2018
Equipment for producing bioenergy from waste
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Equipment for producing bioenergy from waste

Recently, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), of the US Department of Energy, have created a device called a durable bioenergy reactor (EBR), which can be…

December 16, 2018
Can exploit uranium from seawater?
Environment

Can exploit uranium from seawater?

The world's oceans contain at least 4 billion tons of rare metals, but the goal of exploiting uranium from the sea is still a dream for the past four decades. The reason…

December 16, 2018