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Volcanic 'wake up' in southern Japan
Environment

Volcanic 'wake up' in southern Japan

Sakurajima wakes up at night 24/7. The eruption of one of the most active volcanoes in Japan has caused the ash to cover the streets of Kagoshima, about 2 kilometers fro…

December 16, 2018
Find a large valley with the Grand Canyon
Environment

Find a large valley with the Grand Canyon

By using radar, penetrating the thick ice at a distance of nearly 2,500km, scientists have discovered a new Alley 1.6 km deep and the size of the Grand Canyon, stretchin…

December 16, 2018
Floods killed 88 Koreans
Environment

Floods killed 88 Koreans

The official Korean news agency KCNA said the week-long flood due to storms and heavy rain caused serious human and property damage. The total number of deaths so far ha…

December 16, 2018
'Door to hell' in Turkmenistan
Environment

'Door to hell' in Turkmenistan

In the midst of Turkmenistan's Karakum desert, a huge hole has been burning for more than 40 years, and there is no sign that it will soon die. At first glance, it is ea…

December 16, 2018
China successfully saved the largest saltwater lake
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China successfully saved the largest saltwater lake

According to satellite measurements published by Thanh Hai Provincial Institute of Meteorology on July 29, the area of ​​Thanh Hai saltwater lake in this northwest provi…

December 16, 2018
Inside the volcano 4,000 years old
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Inside the volcano 4,000 years old

The 4,000-year-old Thrihnukagigur volcano in Reykjavik (Iceland) just stopped working about 40 years ago. It is now considered a sleeping volcano because it can wake up…

December 16, 2018
More than 100 people died from floods in Korea
Environment

More than 100 people died from floods in Korea

The official Korean news agency KCNA said the total number of deaths due to the disaster has soared to 119. 31 deaths due to landslides and lightning strikes in heavy ra…

December 16, 2018
Nature helps curb the global warming
Environment

Nature helps curb the global warming

The results of a group of American scientists published in the August 1 issue of Nature show that, during 1960-2010, greenhouse gases in the atmosphere were ocean and Ab…

December 16, 2018
Saola storms hit Taiwan, 6 people were killed
Environment

Saola storms hit Taiwan, 6 people were killed

Typhoon Saola attacked Taiwan (China) with strong winds and heavy rain that killed six people and caused almost all of the island to stall operations on Thursday. Nearly…

December 16, 2018
Antarctica was once warm
Environment

Antarctica was once warm

In the warm period 52 million years ago, tropical plants were like palm trees, each covering the Antarctic coast. The sediment on the continental shelf near Antarctica h…

December 16, 2018