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Typhoon Vicente hit Hong Kong, more than 100 people were injured
More than 100 people were injured and many trees fell down when Typhoon Vicente hit Hong Kong last night with winds of up to 140km / h, officials said today.
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Forest fires continue to rage in European countries
Two large wildfires occurred on Spain's northern border between France and Catalan from July 22, killing four people. All 4 victims are French. The Catalan government sa…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Karst terrain contains a lot of climate information
In an article published on Circle of Blue's environmental page, Chris Groves explained how the karst caves and terrain kept a clue about the earth's climate.
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Fukushima is 'artificial disaster'
A Japanese parliamentary investigation committee today confirmed the incident of the Fukushima I nuclear power plant last year was
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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…
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Australia encourages tree planting on the roofs
Reporters in Australia said Sydney and Melbourne (the capital of New South Wales and Victoria) are greening roofs at commercial centers to attract tourists and improve t…
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El Nino weather phenomenon may soon appear
The national weather forecast agency on 5/7 said that El Nino weather phenomenon can form in the equatorial Pacific region in the last 6 months of 2012.
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Red rain like blood in India
The strange rain appeared in Kannur, Kerala state, India at about 6:50 am on July 5, local time and lasted for 15 minutes, the Times of India reported. Many people panic…
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Hundreds of people died from floods in Russia and India
Flash floods in southern Russia have killed 140 people in recent days, while in Northeast India, prolonged heavy rains have claimed more than 120 lives and left 6 millio…
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Science rejects the bacteria eating arsenic
In a concussion finding published in the prestigious Science journal in 2010, strange bacteria in the Lake Mono area, eastern California (USA), are thought to live on an…
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Solar energy responds well to cooling needs
According to a reporter at the United Nations, on July 9, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted that by 2050, solar energy could meet 16% of global demand for…