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Urban lung shrinks
Environment

Urban lung shrinks

In large and modern cities in the world, the green area, public parks or open spaces always reach an average of 20m2 / person.

December 16, 2018
Mediterranean alarm jellyfish
Environment

Mediterranean alarm jellyfish

Tens of thousands of people bathing in the Mediterranean hit the jellyfish, when the huge number of animals entered the near shore areas. Some Spanish beaches are closed…

December 16, 2018
Three storms converge in northeastern East Sea
Environment

Three storms converge in northeastern East Sea

Aqua meteorological agency of the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has captured a rare photo with three storms at once on the Pacific Ocean, northeast of t…

December 16, 2018
Indonesia rocked by earthquakes
Environment

Indonesia rocked by earthquakes

A 6-magnitude seismic shock caused the shoreline of Sumatra, Indonesia, west coast to shake this morning. Officials said there were no announcements about casualties

December 16, 2018
NASA studies the formation of major storms
Environment

NASA studies the formation of major storms

The US aerospace agency (NASA) will conduct tomorrow, August 15, a program to study meteorological changes in Africa, considered to be the cause of major storms, in whic…

December 16, 2018
The mountain is like a breasts
Environment

The mountain is like a breasts

A pair of twin mountains in China looks exactly like a woman's breasts. Local people still call it pear mountain.

December 16, 2018
Find out how to treat waste by microbiology
Environment

Find out how to treat waste by microbiology

Environmental pollution caused by waste from agricultural, forestry and seafood processing factories is happening in many localities. Recently, an engineer in Quang Binh…

December 16, 2018
Greenland Island is melting at a rate of
Environment

Greenland Island is melting at a rate of

Satellite measurements indicate the melting of the ice sheet in Greenland Island is happening at a very fast rate. According to data from the Satellite of the US Space A…

December 16, 2018
Water shortage: Global problem
Environment

Water shortage: Global problem

The report from the World Nature Conservation Fund (WWF) warns that rich countries are facing increasing water shortages. The report said that climate change plus poor r…

December 16, 2018
Drought in China afflicts millions of people
Environment

Drought in China afflicts millions of people

At least 18 million people have been affected by China's worst drought in 50 years, according to Xinhua. Chongqing area is the worst place, but Sichuan and Liaoning

December 16, 2018