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Reduce emissions?  Just bury CO2
Environment

Reduce emissions? Just bury CO2

Collecting CO2, burying it in the ground, the ocean floor ... is one of the solutions to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the air, being applied initially in some count…

December 16, 2018
China, thirsty rivers
Environment

China, thirsty rivers

Deep underground for hundreds of meters, the groundwater supply for more than two million people in the province is rapidly depleting (more than a meter each year). Urba…

December 16, 2018
China hustled against storm Krosa
Environment

China hustled against storm Krosa

China's coastal provinces are urgently evacuating more than one million people and calling for nearly 70,000 fishing boats to take refuge, before the Krosa storm is expe…

December 16, 2018
The giant ice island was split in half
Environment

The giant ice island was split in half

The giant ice island Ayles is drifting off the north coast of Canada that has been split into two halves earlier than expected. Two ice sheets are moving very fast. One…

December 16, 2018
Hong Kong: Air pollution to an alarming level
Environment

Hong Kong: Air pollution to an alarming level

The situation of air pollution in Hong Kong has reached an alarming level on October 8, further raising concerns about public health and even warning the city may lose m…

December 16, 2018
Cold air strengthens
Environment

Cold air strengthens

The deputy director of Nguyen Lien Chau Hydrometeorology Center said that on the morning of October 14, cold air affected some places in the northern border area of ​​ou…

December 16, 2018
Sumatra again had a strong earthquake
Environment

Sumatra again had a strong earthquake

On September 20, a strong earthquake shook many parts of Sumatra island of Indonesia. There is no information about damage or casualties.

December 16, 2018
World before disaster
Environment

World before disaster

The prospect of Earth temperature increased by 2 degrees Celsius today

December 16, 2018