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Japan canceled 128 flights due to storms
Environment

Japan canceled 128 flights due to storms

This morning (August 2), the Kyushu island government in southern Japan issued a flood warning when Typhoon Usagi with winds of more than 200 km / h reached here. 128 fl…

December 16, 2018
Japan: Earthquake, 800 people were injured
Environment

Japan: Earthquake, 800 people were injured

This morning (July 16), a strong earthquake in northwestern Japan killed at least 7 people and injured more than 800 people, destroyed many homes and caused a fire at a…

December 16, 2018
Ice cooling buildings
Environment

Ice cooling buildings

On hot sunny days, electricity consumption in New York alone was equal to Chile. But with the ice cooling system that some buildings have deployed, this number can be re…

December 16, 2018
Heavy rain continues to rage in China
Environment

Heavy rain continues to rage in China

Chinese media reported today that heavy rains across the country have killed five more people and left half a million people displaced over the past few days unable to r…

December 16, 2018
Ukraine: The second 'Chernobyl disaster'
Environment

Ukraine: The second 'Chernobyl disaster'

Twenty people were hospitalized and hundreds evacuated after a yellow phosphorus train dislocated and caught fire in western Ukraine, creating a cloud of toxic gas cover…

December 16, 2018
Turn lakes into pots
Environment

Turn lakes into pots

Ho Thien Quang, Thanh Cong, Giang Vo have just completed the renovation. Immediately, the people of Hanoi had to close their nose, scientists confirmed that there were s…

December 16, 2018
'The world will catch fire'
Environment

'The world will catch fire'

East Asia is one of two areas that are most likely to occur because of environmental damage caused by climate change. This situation is closely related to conflicts in t…

December 16, 2018
Particle dust pollution moves from Asia to the US
Environment

Particle dust pollution moves from Asia to the US

2.740m high mountain peak is considered a place with the most fresh air in the United States. However, it has been discovered here polluted dust, soot, and chemicals fro…

December 16, 2018
Italy: Po River shrinks due to drought
Environment

Italy: Po River shrinks due to drought

According to Italian scientists, Po River, a large river in northern Italy and playing a strategic role in the economic development of this region, there is a risk of be…

December 16, 2018
Detecting underground lake in Darfur
Environment

Detecting underground lake in Darfur

Photographs from satellites have discovered an underground lake with an area of ​​30,750 km2 (equivalent to the area of ​​Lake Erie - the 10th largest lake in the world)…

December 16, 2018