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Tsunami threatens Asian nuclear power plants
Environment

Tsunami threatens Asian nuclear power plants

Nuclear and geological experts warn that in the future, at least 32 plants in Asia that are operating or under construction are at risk of suffering tsunamis.

December 16, 2018
Lao Cai affected aftershocks in Yunnan
Environment

Lao Cai affected aftershocks in Yunnan

At 23 hours 27 minutes of the night of April 19, in the territory of Lao Cai city (Lao Cai province), many people felt the aftershocks of the earthquake with the feeling…

December 16, 2018
Northern rain shower weekend
Environment

Northern rain shower weekend

Tomorrow (April 22), an intensified cold air wave will cause North and North Central to have showers and thunderstorms. The weather on weekends is quite cool, 19-30 degr…

December 16, 2018
Nuclear disaster can happen at any time
Environment

Nuclear disaster can happen at any time

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned, the nuclear accidents of great caliber such as Chernobyl and Fukushima Dai-ichi are likely to continue, so close international c…

December 16, 2018
Disaster response for Dung Quat oil refinery
Environment

Disaster response for Dung Quat oil refinery

Natural disasters are increasingly complicated, there is a need to respond to disasters as a problem raised in the workshop on environmental safety and fire prevention f…

December 16, 2018
Japan again suffered from earthquakes
Environment

Japan again suffered from earthquakes

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake occurred at a depth of about 70 km in the city of Asahi in Chiba Prefecture, at 22:37 local time.

December 16, 2018
Radiation detection in leaves in Hanoi
Environment

Radiation detection in leaves in Hanoi

A monitoring station of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute yesterday discovered radioactive concentrations in leaves in Hanoi, in small amounts, do not affect human hea…

December 16, 2018
South Korea fears the same disaster
Environment

South Korea fears the same disaster

South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper on April 10 reported that an earthquake of similar magnitude to the devastating tsunami of Japan in March will push Korea to face a

December 16, 2018
America: Tornadoes devastate half the town
Environment

America: Tornadoes devastate half the town

A massive tornado on Saturday night swept the small town of Mapleton, Iowa, USA, knocking down hundreds of year-old trees, breaking power lines and destroying many house…

December 16, 2018