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Discover 10,000-year-old precious groundwater
Environment

Discover 10,000-year-old precious groundwater

The newly discovered groundwater source, Ohangwena II, has been around for 10,000 years, flowing below the border between Angola and Namibia. This water source covers a…

December 16, 2018
Climate change creates many intestinal bacteria
Environment

Climate change creates many intestinal bacteria

Climate change is the main cause of some intestinal infectious bacteria in Northern Europe. This is unusual because the bacteria often grow in warm and tropical environm…

December 16, 2018
Typhoon Vincente hit China
Environment

Typhoon Vincente hit China

At 10 am on July 24, the location of the center of the storm is about 22.5 degrees north latitude; 111.7 degrees Kinh Dong, about 400 km from Mong Cai (Quang Ninh) to th…

December 16, 2018
TEPCO withdrew from the nuclear project in Vietnam
Environment

TEPCO withdrew from the nuclear project in Vietnam

The Mainichi newspaper quoted the new president of Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), Japan, saying the company will withdraw from a nuclear power plant project in Vi…

December 16, 2018
The huge storm in the US killed 10 people
Environment

The huge storm in the US killed 10 people

A massive storm of thunderstorms suddenly struck some of the US East Coast states on June 29, including Washington, crashing thousands of trees and houses, leaving milli…

December 16, 2018
China explores 'forest of wild beasts'
Environment

China explores 'forest of wild beasts'

Yesterday the management board of Shen Nong Nature Reserve, Hubei Province announced that 38 experts from many universities and research institutes will enter the Shen N…

December 16, 2018
Floods in India, 77 people were killed
Environment

Floods in India, 77 people were killed

Heavy rains lasting more than a week in the state of Assam cause the water level of the Brahmaputra River, one of Asia's largest rivers, to exceed danger. The small trib…

December 16, 2018
Fukushima is 'artificial disaster'
Environment

Fukushima is 'artificial disaster'

A Japanese parliamentary investigation committee today confirmed the incident of the Fukushima I nuclear power plant last year was

December 16, 2018
Heavy rain raged in China and Thailand
Environment

Heavy rain raged in China and Thailand

On July 5, the Chinese government raised the alert level 4 to flooding in Sichuan Province, southwest of the country, after rain and flooding claimed 13 lives and 1 loss…

December 16, 2018