Environment
Typhoon Parma is complicated
The worst possibility is that the storm enters the Paracel Islands, where there are many fishing boats. The second possibility is a storm going south, along the western…
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What have countries done to deal with tsunamis?
For tsunamis, any preparation, every moment is very important. It's simply a phone call that can save hundreds of lives.
Environment
Protect the ozone layer connecting the world
The world is reiterating the importance of ozone, human influence on ozone depletion due to the release of substances that damage the inherently fragile ozone layer in t…
Environment
Green plants attract poison of computers
Companies should encourage the planting of ornamental plants in the office because they eliminate harmful gases emitted by photocopiers, printers and air conditioners.
Environment
3 options to cope with climate change
Mr. Ralph Cantral, senior adviser to the Bureau of Marine and Coastal Resources Management - US National Marine and Atmospheric Administration has released three options.
Environment
Ozone hole ... is shrinking
World Meteorological Organization (WWO) predicts ozone depletion in Antarctica, this year, is likely to be smaller than the loss in 2008.
Environment
Earthquake caused panic in Bali resort island
Earlier, a 6.4-magnitude quake shook the Indonesian resort island of Bali, causing some panicers to jump from the high floor to the ground.
Environment
Contraception helps protect the environment
The pace of climate change will be reduced if hundreds of millions of people in developing countries have access to safe contraception.
Environment
Emissions from hazardous ethanol are no less than gasoline engines
The Brazilian Ministry of the Environment recently released a report saying that when using ethanol fuel as a fuel for automobile engines, pollution emissions are not le…
Environment
Earthquake killed 11 people in Bhutan
A 6.3-magnitude quake shook the country in the Himalayas of Bhutan on September 21, leaving at least 11 people dead, destroying an ancient monastery and causing hundreds…
Environment
World leaders meet about climate change
About 100 leaders around the world came to the United Nations headquarters yesterday to discuss measures to prevent global warming.
Environment
Sydney is red because of the unusual sandstorm
Sandstorms covered Australia's city of Sydney with a bright red robe today, causing a series of flights to divert, messing with maritime traffic and many people complain…
Environment
No more pigs, Cairo is covered in garbage
The streets of Cairo - Egypt have never been praised as clean. However, the pollution in the capital, which has been flooded with this garbage, has now become serious.
Environment
Subsidence in the delta is related to human activity
A study by the University of Colorado at Boulder said most of the low-river deltas are subsiding due to human impact. Therefore, the delta area is more vulnerable to flo…
Environment
Hurricanes are more and more frequent but with constant intensity
In a new study, scientists from Clemson University concluded that the number of storms in the Atlantic Gulf is increasing.