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The climate heats up, threatening railways to Tibet
On March 10, leading Chinese meteorologists warned that climate change could jeopardize tourists using railroads linking East China with Tibet.
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EU agreement on emission reductions
EU environmental ministers have come to an agreement to cut emissions of the 1990s by 20% by 2020. Ministers and meetings in Brussels also agree to raise this figure to…
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Five years from now, Earth will become cold?
Khabibullo Abdusamatov, Head of Space Research Observatory Pulkova of the Russian Academy of Sciences has just proved that the earth will be cold. This treatise presente…
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Pollution in the sky Ulan Bator
Mongolia is known as the land of the Blue Sky. However, in the winter months, the capital Ulan Bator often covered with dense sky. The city lies in a valley between the…
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Turkey shook because of the earthquake
An earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey on Wednesday (February 21). Local officials said that many people panicked and fled to the street, some buildings were slightly…
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China: canceled 190 flights due to fog
Due to the heavy fog, on February 21, Beijing International Airport was forced to cancel 190 flights, of which 91 flights were and 99 flights were taken.
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Seal the crater with cement
Indonesian officials today will release hundreds of giant circular concrete blocks into a volcanic crack to prevent mud from erupting, at risk of flooding villages and h…
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Lai Chau: Burning down a village of Mong people
At 15:00 on February 24, an intense fire took place in Nam So commune (Than Than Uyen district, Lai Chau province). 20 rooftops of Mong ethnic people in Hua Little villa…
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Mosquitoes ... fly black!
According to the people along the 19-5 canal, mosquitoes appeared a lot in about a month. At the beginning, there were few but more dense densities, but the main reason…
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Large-scale drought in South Central
Drought and saline intrusion are becoming a concern in many provinces in the South Central region. Although at the beginning of the dry season, there are signs that this…
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Switzerland: the warmest winter in history
Switzerland is experiencing the warmest winter in history since the temperature measurement methods began 140 years ago. In the past 3 months, the temperature in this co…
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5m sea level rise, Vietnam can lose 16% of the area
If sea level rises by 5m, Vietnam could lose 16% of the area, along with more than 35% of the population and about 35% of the total GDP affected. Meanwhile, according to…
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Light is also harmful to the environment!
Light pollution caused by lighting systems not only hinders astronomers to observe the night sky: according to researchers, it also harms the environment because of dist…
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Thailand - model of environmental improvement
The Thai government now encourages oil companies to produce cleaner fuels, which impose high taxes to phase out two-wheeled vehicles that are more polluting and require…
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Tokyo: the first winter without snow!
Japan meteorological agency today (1-3) said the country's capital Tokyo is experiencing the first winter without snow since 1876.