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Potential threat from old nuclear plants
Environment

Potential threat from old nuclear plants

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned that 80% of the world's nuclear power plants have been operating for more than 20 years, a period of time when s…

December 16, 2018
Earthquake shook Japan, causing tsunami warnings
Environment

Earthquake shook Japan, causing tsunami warnings

A series of earthquakes rocked the capital of Tokyo and northeastern Japan on the evening of March 14 leading to a tsunami warning several places, but no damage or casua…

December 16, 2018
Heaven is getting closer to the land
Environment

Heaven is getting closer to the land

The American Terra satellite has been tracking clouds above the earth for the past decade. Roger Davies, a researcher at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and h…

December 16, 2018
Dragon hoses
Environment

Dragon hoses

The appearance of a rainbow near the rainbow, a rare sight, was recorded by a camera in the storm recently in the United States.

December 16, 2018
Taiwan shook by the earthquake
Environment

Taiwan shook by the earthquake

Taiwan Weather Forecasting Agency (CWB) announces an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale. It happened in Binh Dong district in the morning of Februar…

December 16, 2018
Strong earthquake in Russia
Environment

Strong earthquake in Russia

A earthquake and many aftershocks rocked Russia's Siberia region but did not cause human and property damage.

December 16, 2018
Washing clothes related to ocean pollution?
Environment

Washing clothes related to ocean pollution?

Billions of plastic molecules are released when people wash synthetic fiber clothes (such as nylon, polyester or acrylic) that are contributing to ocean pollution. This…

December 16, 2018
World into the era of renewable energy
Environment

World into the era of renewable energy

On February 27, in the annual medium-term report to be published in July this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) confirmed that the world has entered an era of…

December 16, 2018
Japanese tsunami garbage to Hawaii
Environment

Japanese tsunami garbage to Hawaii

The waves of tsunami swept after the double disaster in northeastern Japan last year are very close to the Hawaiian Islands, and will reach the west coast of the United…

December 16, 2018
Tornadoes died 9 people in central America
Environment

Tornadoes died 9 people in central America

A terrible storm with many tornadoes swept through the center of the United States, killing at least 9 people and threatening to continue to harm when poured into the ea…

December 16, 2018
Nepal calls for help measuring Everest height
Environment

Nepal calls for help measuring Everest height

Nepal is urging investors around the world to help them with a sum of money to accurately measure the height of Everest, in order to resolve the prolonged dispute around…

December 16, 2018