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Dig ecological ponds to protect the environment
Environment

Dig ecological ponds to protect the environment

Currently, land degradation and desertification are one of the worrisome issues facing people. One of the effective anti-desertification solutions that Ninh Thuan provin…

December 16, 2018
Air pollution causes many diseases
Environment

Air pollution causes many diseases

In a scientific workshop on the impact of air pollution on May 23, experts alarmed air pollution in Ho Chi Minh City, which is worrying, especially the trend of increasi…

December 16, 2018
How to protect yourself between thunderstorms?
Environment

How to protect yourself between thunderstorms?

In the storm, the most frightening is not the black sky, the rushing wind, the thunder or the splash of water on the face, but the deadly lightning strikes on the ground…

December 16, 2018
How polluted is the Arctic atmosphere ???
Environment

How polluted is the Arctic atmosphere ???

Last week, the Awi Institute scientists (Alfred Wegener - Ocean and Ocean Research) voiced alarm because the air at the top of the mountains in Ny-Alesund was contaminat…

December 16, 2018
This year's storm may be more devastating
Environment

This year's storm may be more devastating

After last year's hurricane season with record-breaking attacks, scientists predict that this year's hurricane season could cause more disasters than the average of many…

December 16, 2018
Urban waste water runoff
Environment

Urban waste water runoff

Everyday, urban areas and industrial zones discharge about 3,110,000 m3 of domestic wastewater and production wastewater directly discharged into surface water sources.…

December 16, 2018
Nearly 95% of tropical forests are in danger
Environment

Nearly 95% of tropical forests are in danger

The problem of sustainable management for tropical forests has been slow, while about 95% of these forests in the world are threatened, according to a report by the Inte…

December 16, 2018
What's the season under our feet?
Environment

What's the season under our feet?

When on the ground is summer, deep down, such as 3 meters from the ground, what is the season? You may think that there is also the summer stars? Wrong! Season & eci

December 16, 2018