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Severe blizzard in America
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Severe blizzard in America

On February 13, a fierce blizzard swept through many places in the United States, causing at least three people to die and air traffic was severely congested. At many ai…

December 16, 2018
Hanoi: Hail again
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Hanoi: Hail again

Around 22:30 last night (February 14), hailstones appeared in Cau Giay, Thanh Xuan and Tu Liem districts within about 15 minutes. However, very few people know that ther…

December 16, 2018
New agreement on global climate
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New agreement on global climate

Top international politicians have reached a new agreement to deal with climate change at the Washington summit. Delegates attending the meeting agreed that developing c…

December 16, 2018
Discovering huge lakes in the Antarctic ice
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Discovering huge lakes in the Antarctic ice

Science magazine published on February 15 said that with the help of space-based laser probes, scientists have discovered huge giant lakes about 700 meters deep beneath…

December 16, 2018
Declaring Kyoto to deal with climate change
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Declaring Kyoto to deal with climate change

Kyoto Climate Action Declaration, called for an urgent discussion of environmental goals after the Kyoto Protocol expired in 2012, was adopted at a conference on climate…

December 16, 2018
Summer in the middle of winter
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Summer in the middle of winter

Unsurprisingly, the experts forecast hydrometeorology confirms the phenomenon of hot weather such as summer lasting continuously from the beginning of February until now…

December 16, 2018
El-Nino will get worse
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El-Nino will get worse

Comments on rain and water changes from January 2007 to April 2007 show that the total rainfall in the coming months is likely to be lower than the average for many year…

December 16, 2018
Indonesia can lose 2,000 islands
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Indonesia can lose 2,000 islands

Yesterday, Indonesian Environment Minister R.Witoelar revealed the results of a scientific study showing that the country could lose about 2,000 of the more than 18,000…

December 16, 2018
Alpes face melting ice
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Alpes face melting ice

The ice on the Alpes Mountains in Switzerland wears a few tens of centimeters each year. It is predicted that this ice sheet will melt completely in 2050. Roland scienti…

December 16, 2018
Pollution in Hong Kong is at risk
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Pollution in Hong Kong is at risk

Smoke from vehicles and power plants makes the pollution monitoring system pushed to the highest level, triggering automatic alerts. Air pollution index across Hong Kong…

December 16, 2018
This year, there will be about 15 storms from
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This year, there will be about 15 storms from

Experts from the Institute of Geophysics (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), said this year there will be about 15 storms from occurring and less likely to occu…

December 16, 2018