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Super volcano discovered in Hong Kong
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Super volcano discovered in Hong Kong

Hong Kong geologists (China) claim to have identified the location of a super volcano located on this special zone. This is also the first discovery of a super volcano i…

December 16, 2018
Deathhole in the living room in England
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Deathhole in the living room in England

For nearly three centuries, Colin Steer and Vanessa's family in Plymouth, Devon have always wondered why the land where the sofa was laid down. Finally, when retired, Co…

December 16, 2018
48 people died from typhoons in Korea
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48 people died from typhoons in Korea

The Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, yesterday reported that Typhoon Bolaven destroyed more than 6,700 houses and spilled over 16,700 trees. The total area of ​​crops i…

December 16, 2018
France: Incident at Fessenheim nuclear power plant
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France: Incident at Fessenheim nuclear power plant

On the afternoon of September 5, an incident occurred at the Fessenheim nuclear power plant, in the Haut-Rhin region of France that caused two people to suffer minor bur…

December 16, 2018
Controlling the weather as you want?
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Controlling the weather as you want?

Getting the power to control the weather according to your will is like mythological gods is the dream of thousands of people, especially at this stage, the period of a…

December 16, 2018
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
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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
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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
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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