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The Arctic ice sheet dropped a record
Environment

The Arctic ice sheet dropped a record

According to research by German scientists, the Arctic ice volume this summer has reached a record low due to the warming of the global climate.

December 16, 2018
Disaster management for the Lower Mekong countries
Environment

Disaster management for the Lower Mekong countries

In order to develop disaster management capabilities for the four countries in the lower Mekong River, Vietnam and the United States have organized a seminar on managing…

December 16, 2018
Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia
Environment

Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia

A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake just happened this morning (September 13) in the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami warning was issued, accordin…

December 16, 2018
Flood and rain devastated western Nghe An
Environment

Flood and rain devastated western Nghe An

In the past several days in the mountainous districts of Nghe An, there are heavy rains, including Con Cuong and Tuong Duong districts which have been badly affected by…

December 16, 2018
Lam Dong: floods caused 2 deaths
Environment

Lam Dong: floods caused 2 deaths

In the past few days, due to prolonged heavy rains, serious flooding in Cat Tien, Da Teh and Da Huoai districts has caused great damage to people and people in these loc…

December 16, 2018
South Asia is submerged in flood waters
Environment

South Asia is submerged in flood waters

Heavy rains last several weeks have caused a flood that destroyed many houses, roads and killed hundreds of people in India, Pakistan and Thailand.

December 16, 2018
Australia helps manage Ba Be National Park waste
Environment

Australia helps manage Ba Be National Park waste

The Australian Embassy has donated VND 205 million to the project to establish a waste management program to support environmental protection and ecotourism development…

December 16, 2018
New materials help prevent pollution
Environment

New materials help prevent pollution

Chemical experts from the University of California, Santa Cruz have developed a new material called SLUG-26, which is used to treat contaminated water through ion exchan…

December 16, 2018