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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.
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Environmental sanitation project in the Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe basin: There is no plan to accelerate construction progress
On March 1, HCMC Environmental Hygiene Project Management Unit of Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe basin (Management Board) stated that, before Dinh Hoi Tet, the contractor of the 7…
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The impact of Antarctic sea change (Part 1)
It seems too late to discover the age of some events as well as phenomena. However, the recent discovery of the British research team after a trip to the south coast to…
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Typhoon caused damage in the southern United States
Typhoon killed at least 20 people in Alabama, Georgia and Missouri, southern United States. A storm-stricken Enterprise, Alabama, school building hit at least five fish
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America: tornadoes cause heavy damage
On March 1, tornadoes in many states, including the heaviest losses were Alabama and Missouri, with at least 19 people dead and destroying many homes, including a school.
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UN: dangerous climate change like war
On March 1, during his first address on global climate theme, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said climate change is also dangerous to humankind like war. Mr. Ban urged…
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Next week the cold air spilled into the North
Next Monday (March 5), a part of cold air with strong intensity will overflow into the North and North Central provinces, ending hot weather lasting longer than last mon…