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A city 'visible' from the water
The longest and most severe drought in Australian history has drained 80% of the water on Lake Eucumbene, revealing the imposing skeleton of Adaminaby town after half a…
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Hong Kong is about to lose winter
Winter can disappear from this administrative zone within 50 years, with the number of cold days decreasing to zero.
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Australia: Big storm continues to rage, 9 people are killed
On June 10, the storm continued to rage on the east coast of Australia, urging rescue workers to urgently call thousands of evacuees. So far 9 people have died.
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India: More than 100 people die from the heat
A heat wave in northern and central India has claimed the lives of more than 63 people, bringing the total number of deaths due to heat since the beginning of the summer…
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Buy land to save the planet
An American millionaire is trying to save the earth by buying parts of it. To date, he has owned a strip of Chile and Argentina, as big as Belgium.
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Pollution kills millions of people every year
A report by the World Health Organization published on June 13 said that solving air pollution, water pollution and environmental problems will save 13 million lives eac…
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Earthquake raged in Guatemala
On June 13, an earthquake struck Guatemala and some parts of the country's neighboring countries, causing people to rush to the streets to ensure safety. Currently, ther…
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Extract methane from hydroelectric dam
Brazilian scientists believe that a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions can be contained by capturing and burning methane gas released from large-scale hydroelectri…
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28% of Vietnam's land area is deserted
Vietnam has about 9 million hectares of unused land (accounting for about 28% of the total land area nationwide), including 5.06 million hectares of unused land (Decisio…
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England flooded
A young soldier was missing due to flooding in the northwest in the situation where many areas of England were sunk in storms for several days.
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Taklimakan Desert (China) has existed for 5.3 million years
Taklimatan, the second largest desert in the northwestern region of Xinjiang Autonomous Region (China) may have existed for more than 1.8 million years compared to what…
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Safe room for house in stormy area
Remember these days last year: May 17, 2006, Typhoon Chanchu (No. 1 typhoon) appeared on the South China Sea, although it did not land in Vietnam but killed more than 20…
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Italy asked Romania to help solve the garbage problem
The Italian government is considering moving to Romania a portion of the waste that is flooding Naples and its surroundings, according to local media on May 28.
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Nanotechnology and the green revolution: Environmental benefits
Products made from nano-sized materials and equipment have been widely used in industry and on the market. This is an opportunity that is getting bigger and bigger and t…
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Strong earthquake in northeastern Indonesia
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in northeastern Indonesia but there are no reports of casualties or damage, Indonesia's meteorological and physical agency said.