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Lake of death in Cameroon
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Lake of death in Cameroon

Unlike other volcanic lakes, underneath Lake Nyos there is a great amount of ghosts. Once a shock occurs, CO2 gas will leak into the water, forming carbonic acid. It can…

December 16, 2018
South Africans are busy catching the rare snow
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South Africans are busy catching the rare snow

The phenomenon of snowfall, which is considered popular in Korea, has appeared in the city of Johannesburg (South Africa), a region of the hottest continent in the world…

December 16, 2018
Natural disasters raged in China and Korea
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Natural disasters raged in China and Korea

The Bureau of Hydrometeorology in Anhui Province said that in many areas, the rainfall was 100mm, especially in Hoang Son City, a famous tourist destination of the provi…

December 16, 2018
The danger of a hidden killer
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The danger of a hidden killer

In the old days, Campi Flegrei was no different from the door of hell that was half-closed. Located along the Bay of Naples, not far from the old city, Pompeii was destr…

December 16, 2018
Strange rainbow twin
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Strange rainbow twin

Most rainbows appear alone. The rest is a double rainbow, containing two different concentric rainbows; or more rarely is rainbow triangle, quad rainbow. However, the ra…

December 16, 2018
Dual earthquake decoding in Iran
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Dual earthquake decoding in Iran

Double seismic in Iran occurs due to two stratigraphic plates rubbing each other horizontally. They are close to the ground so they can cause great damage to people and…

December 16, 2018
Earthquake shakes the Pacific Ocean
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Earthquake shakes the Pacific Ocean

According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 2:59 GMT, 158km from the Russian Poronaysk, with the epicenter at a depth of 625km. The agency released…

December 16, 2018
Asian cities continued to suffer disaster
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Asian cities continued to suffer disaster

Serious flooding, power shortages, power outages or traffic jams are pressures that big cities in Asia are suffering under the impact of dizzying economic development, e…

December 16, 2018
Earthquake shook Indonesia
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Earthquake shook Indonesia

A strong earthquake just rocked off Indonesia, causing panic-stricken residents to flee the house. AFP reports from the US Geological Survey that the magnitude 6.6 earth…

December 16, 2018
Greenland ice suddenly melted massively
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Greenland ice suddenly melted massively

Nearly all of Greenland's large glaciers, the largest ice island on the planet, suddenly melted in part in July and surprised scientists. Three NASA satellites discovere…

December 16, 2018