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Penjing and coral reef
Environment

Penjing and coral reef

Dr. Peter Todd is a volunteer of VSA New Zealand, currently advising the fisheries industry in Binh Dinh province. He has the following article calling us to join hands…

December 16, 2018
Prevent strong thunderstorms
Environment

Prevent strong thunderstorms

On the first day of the week, the cold high pressure blade continued to weaken, then from Tuesday there will be a wave of cold air intensified again.

December 16, 2018
The fight for rare materials
Environment

The fight for rare materials

Industrialized countries are now preoccupied with the supply of rare metals, which are largely controlled by China.

December 16, 2018
Solution to prevent sea level rise
Environment

Solution to prevent sea level rise

Recent research shows that about 150 million people may be affected if the sea level rises by up to 70cm by the end of the century. Sea level rise will inundate coastal…

December 16, 2018
New Zealand shook because of the earthquake
Environment

New Zealand shook because of the earthquake

A 7.1-magnitude quake struck Christchurch, New Zealand's second largest city, earlier (September 4), severing many wires, cracking roads and destroying many buildings.

December 16, 2018
Polluting, not borrowing bank
Environment

Polluting, not borrowing bank

The Central Bank of China has ordered banks and affiliated credit institutions not to let businesses pollute the environment and spend too much energy ... borrowing mone…

December 16, 2018
Indonesian volcano erupts 5,000 meters
Environment

Indonesian volcano erupts 5,000 meters

This morning, the Sinabung volcano in Indonesia spewed ash dust with a height of 5,000 meters, the most powerful eruption in the past 400 years.

December 16, 2018
Emergency messages on the global environment
Environment

Emergency messages on the global environment

Improving water quality, while improving understanding is a problem the whole world is facing. The United Nations urgently urged responsibility for environmental protect…

December 16, 2018
East Sea welcomes tropical depression
Environment

East Sea welcomes tropical depression

Tropical depressions form northeast of the East Sea and may intensify into storms as they enter this sea in the next day.

December 16, 2018
America: Forest fire burns 136 houses
Environment

America: Forest fire burns 136 houses

Big fire in the area around Fourmile gorge, near the town of Boulder, Colorado, USA, burned at least 136 houses. This is the most devastating fire in this state's histor…

December 16, 2018
Storm No. 5 is directed at China
Environment

Storm No. 5 is directed at China

At 10 o'clock on 9-9, the location of the storm center number 5 is about 310 km southeast of Guangdong Province (China). The strongest winds in the area near the storm c…

December 16, 2018