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Tonight cold air can cause tornadoes, hail
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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…

December 16, 2018
6.3 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia
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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.

December 16, 2018
Vietnam: Launching environmental police force
Environment

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…

December 16, 2018
The most polluted places in the world
Environment

The most polluted places in the world

Since 2003, the Blacksmith Institute, based in New York (USA), has released a list of the top places in the world on the level of pollution on the Internet.

December 16, 2018
'Cooling' the city
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'Cooling' the city

Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor Baru and the administrative capital Putrajaya are all hotter than other cities in Malaysia 50C - that is the result of the International Coun…

December 16, 2018
Dong Dan - the first non-carbon city in the world
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Dong Dan - the first non-carbon city in the world

The Chinese government has agreed to build Dong Dan into the world's first non-carbon city. After the Lunar New Year, only a few necessary procedures will be approved. I…

December 16, 2018
North: The villages are polluted, people are sick
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North: The villages are polluted, people are sick

100% of wastewater samples in craft villages have pollution parameters exceeding the permitted standards. In craft villages, the incidence of respiratory diseases increa…

December 16, 2018
Indonesia struck an earthquake again
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Indonesia struck an earthquake again

The night of 9-3, an earthquake with the initial magnitude of 5.4 Richter shook the province of Papua. There have been no reports of damage and casualties,

December 16, 2018
Tree - new inhabitants of the Arctic!
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Tree - new inhabitants of the Arctic!

The rise in temperature due to the warming of the earth caused the spruce forests to occupy the Arctic copper moss faster than the scientists imagined, chasing the creat…

December 16, 2018
China: increase plantation area
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China: increase plantation area

According to the China Forestry Agency, in 2006, the country greened 5.23 million hectares of forest, bringing the total forest area to 175 million hectares. In particul…

December 16, 2018