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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…
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Strong earthquake in Russia
A earthquake and many aftershocks rocked Russia's Siberia region but did not cause human and property damage.
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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…
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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…
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Can't conquer Everest due to ... out of snow?
Who ever conquered Everest 21 times, Asa Sherpa said he might not be able to climb the highest mountain in the world anymore.
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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…
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Researching climate change through ancient documents
Temperatures in the city of Baghdad range from 2 degrees Celsius in the winter and up to 45 degrees Celsius in the summer. However, the articles in ancient Arabic reveal…
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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…
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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…
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Alternative energy from marine algae
Rapid growth in natural saltwater environments and high sugar content are two outstanding advantages that make seaweed a potential material for the production of biofuel…
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43% of greenhouse gases from agricultural activities
Annual emissions from agricultural activities are equivalent to 65 million tons of CO2, accounting for over 43% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions. The main sourc…
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Strange island researcher off the coast of Mexico
According to the AFP, 20 artists and scientists from eight countries on Tuesday went to the Clipperton Island, an island outside the Pacific, not far from the coast of M…
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China promotes recycling of industrial waste
On March 2, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China announced a plan to recycle 7 billion tons of solid industrial waste in the 2011-2015 period in…
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America: Six more people died from tornadoes
A series of violent tornadoes claimed the lives of at least six people in the state of Indiana yesterday and caused great damage in Tennessee and Kentucky states.
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The ocean is acidifying at the fastest rate
The latest research by UN and US scientists has confirmed that the world's oceans are currently acidified at the fastest rate of any time in the past 300 million years d…