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Radioactive substances from Japan travel around the world
Japanese scientists say most of the radioactive material released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant has fallen into the sea and circulated around the planet.
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Rescue chamber in the house
Researcher of the Air Force Air Defense has just had the idea of creating a rescue chamber to protect people when threatened by natural disasters.
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The coastal areas of Vietnam are in danger of earthquakes and tsunamis
Above are the latest research results of the Institute of Geophysics, Institute of Geology and Institute of Geology - Marine geophysics.
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La Nina is coming back
The phenomenon of La Nina has returned in August, possibly going on in the last months of this year and lasting until early next year, World Meteorological Organization…
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Decipher the mystery
The latest survey data shows that the mountain range deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheet has been dead and resurrected hundreds of millions of years ago.
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Japan banned rice exports from Fukushima
The Japanese government banned the export of rice produced in Fukushima, after the test results showed that the rice in this area contained radioactive cesium exceeding…
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China 'pays for pollution'
Chinese people are paying a price for the country's heavy environmental pollution with their own health, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) warns.
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Horror scene of the road drifting into the sea after the landslide
A long stretch of the road along the coast in Los Angeles, the United States floated down into the Pacific after a landslide caused by heavy rain.
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Mexico's strongest volcano exploded
Mexico's most active volcano on Monday emitted a loud bang and a 7,000 meter tall ash column eruption, the National Disaster Prevention Center said.
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Greenhouse gas rocketed to a record
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that greenhouse gas emissions had risen to the highest level in 2010 since pre-industrial times.
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The number of people who die from floods continues to rise, the country continues to penetrate Bangkok
The total number of deaths in the historic flood in Thailand today has exceeded 500, while the black and polluted floodwaters have moved deeper into the center of Bangko…
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Flood devastated Italy
The northwestern region of Italy is suffering from a severe flood, causing landslides, destroying hundreds of houses and vehicles and killing at least 16 people.
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Thailand mobilizes pumps to save Bangkok
Bangkok government yesterday mobilized a large amount of pump to carry out the goal of pumping flood water from main roads in Bangkok in the next two weeks.
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Biofuels from plants are equivalent to fossil fuels
Researchers at Leicester University in the United Kingdom found that CO2 emissions in oil palm plantations are more than twice as high as previously thought.