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Japanese sacred mountain - Mount Fuji (Fujiyama)
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Japanese sacred mountain - Mount Fuji (Fujiyama)

Japan is a volcanic country, Mount Fuji is one of the famous volcanoes, located on Honshu island, in the southeast of Tokyo 80km from the capital, overlooking the Pacifi…

December 16, 2018
The ozone layer of the Earth is recovering
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The ozone layer of the Earth is recovering

The Earth's ozone layer is slowly recovering from international efforts in the last 20 years. However, by the end of the century, the ozone layer still seemed to not be…

December 16, 2018
'Bleeding' rare plants
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'Bleeding' rare plants

According to Professor-Prof. Dr. Tran Duy Quy, Director of the Institute of Agricultural Genetics, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, it is impossible to men…

December 16, 2018
Global warming 3oC in 2050
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Global warming 3oC in 2050

Under the impact of emissions from human activities, world temperatures will rise to 3oC by 2050, according to reports released by the multi-government survey group on c…

December 16, 2018
People make climate change
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People make climate change

A scientific report made for the US government concluded that there is clear evidence that human activities cause global climate change. Reported by Climate Change Scien…

December 16, 2018
Seabirds are polluting the Arctic
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Seabirds are polluting the Arctic

The Arctic snowy ice area is probably the only place on Earth that is contaminated with agents not caused by humans but by ... sea birds, especially Arctic seagulls.

December 16, 2018
The longest mountain range - Andes Mountains
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The longest mountain range - Andes Mountains

The Andes Mountains in South America are the longest mountain ranges in the world. It is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the North begins from Trinida Island, south…

December 16, 2018
Swamp - Blue trap
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Swamp - Blue trap

Wetlands are often distributed in lowland areas. Here the terrain is flat, sunken, stagnant water, low temperature, very small evaporation. The vegetation of the marshes…

December 16, 2018
People have to breathe toxic gas!
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People have to breathe toxic gas!

We went to the area of ​​Hung Nguyen Shrimp Shell Processing Factory (Kinh Tac Hamlet, Ham Rong Commune, Nam Can District, Ca Mau Province). The smell was unbearable, ju…

December 16, 2018
Why the often rainy mountains?
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Why the often rainy mountains?

According to statistics, the rainfall measured in areas with density of covered forest is several times higher than in places without mountains and forests. More or less…

December 16, 2018
Rattan born fern like?
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Rattan born fern like?

Before the sun rises and after sunrise, the horizon of East or West often has bright red or orange clouds. Try the clouds early in the dawn and try to cloud the afternoo…

December 16, 2018
Arctic is no longer ice in 2100?
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Arctic is no longer ice in 2100?

According to a study by two international research groups published in the Journal of Science yesterday, sea level rise is much faster than previously predicted.

December 16, 2018
Ozone
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Ozone

Around the Earth is surrounded by a layer of atmosphere, also considered

December 16, 2018
Study ice cores to explore climate change rules
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Study ice cores to explore climate change rules

Small amounts of salt and dust kept in the Antarctic ice sheets over the past 740,000 years have uncovered new signs of Earth's climate changes. The results were publish…

December 16, 2018