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Iceland: Natural energy from volcanoes
Environment

Iceland: Natural energy from volcanoes

Under the Government's plan, UK houses can be supplied with electricity from volcanoes in Iceland in the next decade. If this system is built it will provide 1/3 of the…

December 16, 2018
Cleanweb - an energy efficient solution
Environment

Cleanweb - an energy efficient solution

Although renewable energy has become popular all over the world, the use of these energy sources is not really effective due to the cost of installing and operating the…

December 16, 2018
Asia-Pacific uses many ozone-depleting substances
Environment

Asia-Pacific uses many ozone-depleting substances

The UNEP report stated that Asia-Pacific produces up to 85% and consumes 74% of HCFC produced and consumed globally, of which China is a producer, consumer and supplier…

December 16, 2018
5 people died from tornadoes in the US
Environment

5 people died from tornadoes in the US

Intense tornadoes attacked a large area in the Midwestern United States last weekend, leaving at least five people dead in Oklahoma and about 30 others injured.

December 16, 2018
The volcanic eruption is nearly 10km high
Environment

The volcanic eruption is nearly 10km high

RIA Novosti reported Shiveluch volcanic eruptions - 3283m high - on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula began to increase from May 2009. Since then it has regularly spewed dust…

December 16, 2018
Climate change warms up the
Environment

Climate change warms up the

The race to strengthen influence in the Arctic between some powers is becoming more and more intense in the context of the world still not having a common voice in the f…

December 16, 2018
Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico is about to erupt
Environment

Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico is about to erupt

The National Disaster Center (Cenapred) has raised the warning level to the third gold level, the third high. Many schools around the 5454m high mountain have been close…

December 16, 2018
Rare double rainbow
Environment

Rare double rainbow

Andy Kyle, a 53-year-old man in Dartmouth City, Devon County, he sees a double rainbow above Kingwear - the name of a village near the seaport - when looking out the win…

December 16, 2018
Africa lies on a huge underground water tank
Environment

Africa lies on a huge underground water tank

British scientists say that the dry continent of Africa lies on a giant groundwater tank, with a volume of over 100 times the surface water. However, extensive well-dril…

December 16, 2018
Red tide in Hai Phong
Environment

Red tide in Hai Phong

Scientists from the Seafood Research Institute found that red tide phenomenon occurred in the coastal area of ​​Do Son - Cat Ba. After sampling and analyzing, Dr. Nguyen…

December 16, 2018
Car smoke harms more people than traffic accidents
Environment

Car smoke harms more people than traffic accidents

The number of people who die from air pollution in the streets every year in the UK is more than twice the number of people who die from traffic accidents. The two resea…

December 16, 2018