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The temperature is still rising despite the Copenhagen conference being successful
Scientists warn global warming may continue even if the climate summit in Denmark is successful.
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Challenges before the climate conference
The UN climate change summit opening today may lead to a global agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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Producing concrete from ... industrial sludge
Sludge from dyeing factories, leather shoes, centralized wastewater treatment ... will be treated with odors, adding chemicals to replace sand in concrete production.
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Countries that produce the most emissions
The United States ranks second in the list of countries that produce the most emissions on the planet, ceding the top spot to China.
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Anti-heat is also against disease
According to new studies, cutting greenhouse gas emissions not only saves the Earth but also improves people's health.
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Turn orange peel into fuel and antimicrobial agent
While studying waste recycling processes, Swedish researchers have come up with a new way to create alternative fuel sources from special materials such as orange peels.
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2015: Shanghai can sink in the sea
In the past 30 years, the sea level in the coastal city of Shanghai has risen 115mm, higher than other sea areas in China 90mm.
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'First victim' due to climate change
According to a recent study on climate change, the Pacific island of Carteret will become
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Giant icebergs move towards Australia
An ice block of hundreds of square kilometers is drifting towards the land of kangaroos.
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Temperatures may rise to record levels next year
The British Meteorological Agency warned that the average temperature in 2010 could reach unprecedented levels in history.
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Red River is shallow in the eyes of scientists
Many people believe that this is due to climate change, but scientists have a different view.
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Giant iceberg shattered
Due to the warm waters, giant icebergs towards Australia have split into hundreds of smaller platforms.
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'Digging mine' fresh water in the seabed
Not having to conduct extensive exploration drilling, scientists can still find resources in the seabed, including fresh water, thanks to 2D electric imaging.
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Turn dry leaves into firewood
Peter Morrison, 45, of the UK, had the initiative to create a new green fuel: using dry leaves to make firewood.
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Wind power in Spain
Spanish wind farms have outperformed 11 nuclear power plants with record capacity.