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The soil only discharges without carbon storage
According to a new study, rising CO2 in the air can turn soil in a potentially carbon-containing reservoir into a source of CO2 emissions by stimulating the bacteria tha…
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Countries called for the elimination of HCFC-22 to harm the ozone layer
Many countries, such as small Pacific island nations, rich or developing countries, have teamed up to withdraw from the market of HCFC-22, a hydrochlorofluorocarbure tha…
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Land is buried in 31 Pakistani people
At least 31 people were killed when heavy rains caused landslides, burying three houses in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. The villagers removed 15 wounded people from the…
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Air pollution causes rain to decrease
Dust from vehicles, factories and wood burning operations can prevent the formation of rain in arid mountainous areas, threatening important water sources, a new study s…
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Clearing garbage on Mount Everest
Ken Noguchi, a Japanese mountain climber, and seven-year volunteers have spared a total of 8 tons of garbage to Mount Everest, returning cleanliness to the roof of the w…
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China: Millions of people lack water for drinking because of drought
According to China's Xinhua news agency, more than 5.5 million people in the southwest region are suffering from a shortage of drinking water due to severe drought. Litt…
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Rising sea levels are threatening Indian islands
After 10 years of studying the Bay of Bengal, oceanographers say the sea level in Sunderban is rising at a rate of 3.14 mm per year compared with the world average of 2…
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El Nino goes, La Nina comes
The El Nino phenomenon, which began in 2006, has ended in the past few weeks. However, it is not good news because almost immediately, its twin sister La Nina has appear…
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North America continues to sink in snowstorms and tornadoes
Bad weather continued to sweep across North America when dozens of violent tornadoes appeared in many states that caused heavy losses in people and property. Meanwhile,…
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Polluted environment: Tadpoles hatch into female frogs
In nature, tadpoles hatch into male or regular frogs at a rate of 50:50. However, in a highly polluted environment, the rate of tadpoles hatching into female frogs accou…
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Tonight cold air can cause tornadoes, hail
The conflict between the cold air flow from China and the high temperature in the North (25-26 degrees C) may cause tornadoes and hail in this area. That is the warning…
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China: northeastern region is paralyzed by snowstorms
The most intense snowstorm in the last 56 years in northeastern China has hampered air and road traffic in many areas ... In the coastal city of Dalian, snow storms caus…
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6.3 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia
This morning (March 6), a strong earthquake rocked western Indonesia, damaging many homes and causing panic among Sumatra residents to rush to the streets.
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Bury carbon dioxide gas to minimize environmental pollution
According to European researchers, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial factories that pollute the environment can be buried in the ground instead.
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Vietnam: Launching environmental police force
On March 6, at the Ministry of Public Security, the environmental police force (CSMT) officially launched with the first 120 officers. At the ceremony, the Deputy Minist…