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10 million Africans are at risk of drought
Environment

10 million Africans are at risk of drought

The UN has just warned: nearly 10 million people in the Horn of Africa in East Africa are facing a humanitarian emergency because the region struggles with the worst dro…

December 16, 2018
Cows also cause a greenhouse effect
Environment

Cows also cause a greenhouse effect

Scientists have found an important way to measure and refrain from the release of methane emissions, causing the greenhouse effect generated by cows and other ruminants.

December 16, 2018
Earth is belly fat because of climate change
Environment

Earth is belly fat because of climate change

The ice in Antarctica and Greenland melting at 382 billion tons per year is creating a large amount of water flowing into the oceans. This amount of water is cornered to…

December 16, 2018
Vietnam is wasting ... garbage
Environment

Vietnam is wasting ... garbage

While advanced countries such as Japan, the US and the UK invest millions of dollars in recycling waste for the purpose of saving and protecting the environment, Vietnam…

December 16, 2018
Japan wants to erase nuclear power
Environment

Japan wants to erase nuclear power

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said yesterday that it will gradually reduce its dependence on nuclear energy and aim to achieve the ultimate goal of not using nuclear…

December 16, 2018
Strategy to reduce greenhouse effect
Environment

Strategy to reduce greenhouse effect

A new study shows that a new method to combat biofuel climate change may not cause much damage to animals in the soil as previously published studies.

December 16, 2018
The ozone layer has started to recover?
Environment

The ozone layer has started to recover?

Scientists discovered ozone holes in Antarctica that are in the process of self-sufficiency, at least a decade earlier than they had previously expected.

December 16, 2018