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Nuclear power against climate change
After the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima I power plant in Japan, Germany and many developed countries planned to phase out nuclear power plants. The Japanese government…
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Japan built a tsunami break at the Onagawa factory
Japan has recently built a section of tsunami-proof levees at Northeast Electric Power Company's Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant (TEP) in Miyagi Prefecture, Northeastern Jap…
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Spending 1 billion USD to build the world's largest CO2 collection room
Mongstad Technology Center, Norway's largest and most advanced carbon dioxide gas collection laboratory, was inaugurated on Monday. Located at a refinery on the west coa…
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Garbage in the Pacific increased 100 times
Scientists believe that plastic scraps in the North Pacific (NPSG for short) have formed an area roughly the size of the US state of Texas (covering an area of more th…
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Mount Fuji may collapse in an earthquake
A hidden fault was discovered near the eastern leg of Japan's iconic mountain, in a study of underground faults by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, S…
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Beijing reduced more than 1,000 polluting enterprises
The Beijing authorities' decision was made after urgent public opinion of the frequent situation of dirty air covering the city, AFP reported. Sometimes the dirty air be…
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He uses bacteria to create electricity
Scientists at the University of Leeds (UK) said, bacteria can be used to generate electricity, because they can use light or hydrogen gas as fuel to produce electricity.…
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Heavy rain throughout China, 40 people died
Local people look at the muddy stream in Man district, in Gansu province in northwestern China, on May 11. Continuous rain and hail occurred in this area, killing at lea…
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Dragon hoses chase each other in America
Tim Osborn, a researcher from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discovered dual cannons when he arrived at Grand Isle in the Gulf of Mexico a…
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Brazil: The most severe drought in the past half century
Local media in Brazil said that the Northeast Brazil is experiencing the most severe drought in the past half century. Drought has affected people's lives in more than 1…
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The Earth is going to return to an ice age?
Scientists at the GFZ Geological Sciences Research Center analyzed the sediment layer at the bottom of the Meerfelder Maar lake in Eifel (Germany) and found direct evide…
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Accurate tsunami warning thanks to marine vessels
While the Kilo Moana research vessel was on its way from Hawaii to Guam in February 2010, the Maule region (Chile) was attacked by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake. A few min…
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70% of the Red River mouth area is in danger
Scientists have identified two main groups that cause coastal damage due to climate change-related hazards, namely: Disasters such as erosion, accretion, and channel cha…
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Lightning appears with the rainbow
The simultaneous presence of rainbows and lightning creates a fascinating sight in China. The scene in the picture above occurred in the sky of Haikou City, Hainan Islan…
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Humanity exploits resources beyond the capacity of the Earth
On May 15, in the report, it will be announced before the United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio + 20) in June in Brazil, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) wa…