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Alaska iceberg
Environment

Alaska iceberg

A giant iceberg in Alaska, USA, suddenly melted and collapsed causing panic for passengers on a nearby cruise ship.

December 16, 2018
Solve global shortage of freshwater
Environment

Solve global shortage of freshwater

Researchers at Yale University in the United States said that improved seawater desalination technology should play an important role in helping to combat freshwater sho…

December 16, 2018
New sources of fresh water from the sea?
Environment

New sources of fresh water from the sea?

Seawater desalination is expected to be the solution to the problem of water shortage for 1.8 billion people who will live in dry areas by 2025.

December 16, 2018
Japanese tsunami broke the Antarctic ice
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Japanese tsunami broke the Antarctic ice

The tsunami on March 11 in Japan was so powerful that it broke many large blocks of ice in Antarctica, a few thousand kilometers from Japan.

December 16, 2018
Pull the ice from the North Pole to Africa
Environment

Pull the ice from the North Pole to Africa

A group of French experts have successfully implemented a model of dragging a giant iceberg from the North Atlantic to northwest Africa, a realistic project that will he…

December 16, 2018
Anomalies orange causes Alaskan tumors
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Anomalies orange causes Alaskan tumors

Villagers in Alaska (USA) tumultuous, scientists took on when an unknown orange substance washed up on the coast and appeared throughout the water in the village ... But…

December 16, 2018
Two earthquakes a day in Indonesia
Environment

Two earthquakes a day in Indonesia

Two moderate intensity earthquakes occurred in Indonesia yesterday. There is no information about casualties and damage yet.

December 16, 2018
Level 14 typhoon is about to affect the North
Environment

Level 14 typhoon is about to affect the North

The international storm, Nock - Ten, continues to grow, possibly up to level 13 and 14. The forecast, around July 30, 31, the circulation of this storm will affect the N…

December 16, 2018