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Central people struggle in flooding
Environment

Central people struggle in flooding

After heavy rains, floods flooded thousands of people in Central Vietnam. Three days of living in the floodwaters, temporary food reserves have been exhausted.

December 16, 2018
China and nuclear power strategy
Environment

China and nuclear power strategy

The crisis in Japan stalled the nuclear industry in many countries, but in China, high energy demand makes the field still hot.

December 16, 2018
Arctic lake mysteriously missing
Environment

Arctic lake mysteriously missing

The earth warms and the ice is melting, but contrary to the speculation of scientists, the water levels in the Arctic lakes not only do not rise but also ... lower. Some…

December 16, 2018
Denmark helps Vietnam grow green
Environment

Denmark helps Vietnam grow green

Denmark will provide $ 135 million to Vietnam in the next two years, which focuses primarily on green growth.

December 16, 2018
Bangkok cannot avoid flooding
Environment

Bangkok cannot avoid flooding

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today admitted that he could not protect Bangkok from Thailand's historic flood and called the current situation

December 16, 2018
Pakistan: A leak of nuclear power plants
Environment

Pakistan: A leak of nuclear power plants

On October 20, Mr. Tariq Rashid, a spokesperson for Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Pakistan), said that Karachi had just declared a state of emergency lasting 7 hours, aft…

December 16, 2018
Floods flood into Bangkok's northern district
Environment

Floods flood into Bangkok's northern district

Floodwaters have flooded some of the residential areas north of Bangkok, Thailand, when all the sluice gates in the city were opened for flood discharge to the sea.

December 16, 2018
Earthquakes in Turkey killed 1,000 people
Environment

Earthquakes in Turkey killed 1,000 people

The Kandilli Seismic and Observatory Research Institute based in Istanbul estimated that between 500 and 1,000 people were killed in a 6.6-magnitude quake that rocked th…

December 16, 2018
Bangkok prepares to flood
Environment

Bangkok prepares to flood

Mayor of Bangkok Sukhumbhand Paribatra late October 23 has warned that capital residents are prepared to deal with the cataclysm when flood water from the suburbs is mov…

December 16, 2018