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After the earthquake, Vietnam can suffer tsunamis
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After the earthquake, Vietnam can suffer tsunamis

Mr. Le Huy Minh, Director of the Earthquake Reporting Center and Tsunami Warning- The Institute of Geophysics said that the occurrence of earthquakes in Lao Cai is norma…

December 16, 2018
15 minutes in hell at the heart of a tornado
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15 minutes in hell at the heart of a tornado

Rod Pace, a hospital emergency services manager in Joplin City, Misssouri State, has just finished work on Sunday evening. He was about to stay for another 15 minutes to…

December 16, 2018
WMO: La Nina's weather phenomenon is about to end
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WMO: La Nina's weather phenomenon is about to end

On May 23, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said La Nina's weather phenomenon caused heavy rain and storms in many areas and droughts in many parts of the wor…

December 16, 2018
Volcanoes can wake up faster than expected
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Volcanoes can wake up faster than expected

The most frequent active volcano in Iceland erupted again last weekend, after 7 years of silence. Meanwhile, scientists warn, volcanoes seemingly sleeping peacefully

December 16, 2018
From Quang Ninh to Kien Giang Songda storm room
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From Quang Ninh to Kien Giang Songda storm room

In order to proactively deal with the evolution of Songda storm, in the afternoon of May 24, the Office of the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control and…

December 16, 2018
Big storm hit Central America
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Big storm hit Central America

The US weather agency issued a warning about tornadoes and a series of other warnings against 10 states from Texas across the Mississippi River Valley to Ohio

December 16, 2018
Rare earth research: Where is Vietnam?
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Rare earth research: Where is Vietnam?

In the world, rare earths are widely used in new technologies in energy and defense. However, in Vietnam, many research projects on rare earths only focus on sectors wit…

December 16, 2018
Earth faces the greatest danger of extinction
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Earth faces the greatest danger of extinction

Scientists at the Nanjing Institute of Antiquities Research Institute, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the Earth may have entered the era of the sixth major extinc…

December 16, 2018
Dead skin helps clean the air
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Dead skin helps clean the air

The pieces of dead skin combined with dirt can help reduce 2 - 15% of toxic ozone levels that appear in the enclosed environment inside the house.

December 16, 2018