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Australia encourages tree planting on the roofs
Environment

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…

December 16, 2018
El Nino weather phenomenon may soon appear
Environment

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.

December 16, 2018
Red rain like blood in India
Environment

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…

December 16, 2018
Science rejects the bacteria eating arsenic
Environment

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…

December 16, 2018
Solar energy responds well to cooling needs
Environment

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…

December 16, 2018
Decode the mysterious sound of the Northern Aurora
Environment

Decode the mysterious sound of the Northern Aurora

This mysterious sound appeared both in legend and made anyone who happened to hear both anxious and frightened. However, for the first time in history, strange cracks an…

December 16, 2018
France: 9 people died of avalanches in the Alps
Environment

France: 9 people died of avalanches in the Alps

9 climbers were killed in a snowslide near the Chamonix ski resort on the French Alps in the early morning local time. 3 of those killed were from England, 3 from German…

December 16, 2018
Strong earthquake shook the Philippines
Environment

Strong earthquake shook the Philippines

AFP quoted the US Geological Survey (USGS) as saying that the 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 35km at 6h18 am through local time. The epicenter is about…

December 16, 2018