Environment
Phu Quoc Island is heavily flooded, flooding in the West is high
Heavy rains combined with high tides make many places on Phu Quoc Island sink deep in water, traffic is divided. Meanwhile, the mainland is rapidly rising in many wester…
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False earthquake warning due to positioning software
Acknowledging that the warning about the August 25 earthquake in Phu Yen was flawed, the head of the Tsunami Earthquake Reporting Center said that part of the software w…
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Increasing the role of IAEA in ensuring nuclear safety
On August 23, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano affirmed that the IAEA's role in ensuring global nuclear safety must be stre…
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The earthquake is about 300 km from Phu Yen coast
At 1: 3 am on August 25 (at 18:03 GMT), an earthquake with an intensity of 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred in the South China Sea.
Environment
Strong earthquake in Peru
A strong earthquake shook northern Peru. Officials have not announced the level of physical damage and casualties.
Environment
America: Many states
New York governor Andrew Cuomo on August 25 announced a state of emergency in the state in preparation for the impact of Hurricane Irene.
Environment
Hurricane Irene continued to rage the United States
Hurricane Irene on August 27 caused power outages and destruction of jetties in North Carolina, whipping Virginia with strong winds and sweeping the coast before attacki…
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Radiation from the Fukushima 1 plant has spread to the United States
On August 16, Kyodo news agency said US scientists have discovered a small amount of radioactive sulfur dispersed from Japan's No. 1 Fukushima nuclear power plant on the…
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Lao Cai: The appearance of the 'sun halo' at noon
At noon on August 16, many Lao Cai residents observed the phenomenon of 'Sun halo'. The time of the sun halo appears around 12:30 - 13h20.
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216 tons of oil leaked into the North Sea
Oil company Shell today (August 16) has confirmed 1,300 barrels of oil, equivalent to 216 tons of oil that leaked into the North Sea (England), resulting in a high risk…
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Dust storm devoured many American cities
Many parts of Arizona were sunk in dust storms on August 18, in which a city covered by dust was 88 kilometers wide.
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Hanoi spent more than 3 billion VND for environmental planning
On August 9, Hanoi People's Committee decided to spend over 3.3 billion dong to set up the project of environmental protection planning in Hanoi city to 2020 and orienta…
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Can accurately guess the time when volcanoes are active
On August 9, US scientists said for the first time successfully judged the eruption time of one of the most active ocean volcanoes off the coast of the state of Oregon,…
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Anomalies orange causes Alaskan tumors
Villagers in Alaska (USA) tumultuous, scientists took on when an unknown orange substance washed up on the coast and appeared throughout the water in the village ... But…
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August 2010: Record hot sunshine
According to John Christy, director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama, Huntsville, the average global temperature in August was only lower…