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Radiation in Japan is no longer dangerous
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Radiation in Japan is no longer dangerous

One year after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the amount of radiation in Japan has fallen below the level of cancer, most of Japan is no longer in da…

December 16, 2018
4.7 Richter earthquake shook northern China
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4.7 Richter earthquake shook northern China

A strong 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook northern China in the morning of May 28, causing buildings in Beijing to be swayed, the US Geological Survey said.

December 16, 2018
'Super volcano' formed faster than expected
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'Super volcano' formed faster than expected

The largest volcanoes on Earth, or 'super volcanoes', take only a few hundred years to form and erupt, not hundreds of thousands of years as scientists previously though…

December 16, 2018
Radiation reduction with corn cobs
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Radiation reduction with corn cobs

Researchers from the sunrise country found that activated carbon, produced from corn cobs, is effective in absorbing radioactive substances, heavy metals and pesticides.…

December 16, 2018
Another US city banned plastic bags
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Another US city banned plastic bags

City Council of Los Angeles, California (USA) has issued a decree banning the use of plastic packaging in supermarkets, 75,000 stores in the city must switch from plasti…

December 16, 2018
Italy shook again because of the earthquake
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Italy shook again because of the earthquake

China Daily quoted the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcano (INGV) as saying that the earthquake occurred at 21h20 local time in the area that had been shaken by…

December 16, 2018
Automatic submerged measurement
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Automatic submerged measurement

Sitting at the office still knows the flooded situation to handle it promptly. This is the advantage of automatic monitoring system SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data A…

December 16, 2018
6 most obvious consequences of climate change
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6 most obvious consequences of climate change

Climate change sea makes flowers bloom earlier, the breeding season of animals changes and military activities increase sharply in the Arctic. The global average tempera…

December 16, 2018