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Dust storm like 'doomsday' hits town in Australia
A terrible dust storm hits an Australian town and creates a scene like
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Detected mercury pollution in the deepest part of the ocean
Chinese submersibles discovered large amounts of mercury accumulated in the deepest parts of the ocean, including the Mariana Trench.
Environment
Scientists fear giant Antarctic glacier will break
Scientists fear the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is fracturing and could shatter as easily as a car window.
Environment
Are tornadoes linked to climate change?
Global warming may create favorable conditions for tornadoes, but scientists are cautious about talking about a direct link.
Environment
How does plastic waste move around the Earth?
New NASA graphic shows the path of microplastics around the oceans across the Earth's surface.
Oceanography
West Indies Pacific reef in danger of collapsing
New research warns coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean could disappear completely in the next 50 years if urgent action is not taken.
Environment
NVIDIA is building Earth's digital 'twin' to fight climate change
The earth is getting hotter and hotter. The past 7 years can be considered as the 7 hottest years in human history.
Scientific application
US researches potato varieties that are resistant to climate change
Researchers from the University of Maine (USA) are experimenting with breeding potatoes that are more resistant to increasing temperatures due to climate change.
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Flowers bloom in the driest desert in the world
The Atacama Desert in Chile, an arid place likened to Mars on Earth, suddenly appeared many areas with blooming flowers.
Space science
Earth is forming Saturn-like rings 'made up of space junk'
Along with pollution on land, in water and in the air, the Earth now faces additional orbital pollution due to an increase in space junk.
Environment
Microplastics - An incalculable danger to the ocean
The ocean is facing dangers from plastic waste, nylon ropes used on fishing boats is one of the causes.
Environment
How bad was the flooding in the Pacific Northwest?
Floods and landslides have devastated the West Coast of Canada and the United States just months after a record heatwave, raising alarms about the worsening situation of…
Environment
The city cut down tens of thousands of trees to save water
The city of Cape Town cuts down non-native trees because they consume so much water, about 55 billion liters a year.
Animal world
Climate change makes birds smaller
Even the wildest species of the Amazon rainforest are being impacted by human-caused climate change.
Environment
How does a 0.5 degree Celsius difference affect the global future?
If the Earth warms by 2 degrees Celsius instead of 1.5 degrees Celsius, people, wildlife and ecosystems will all suffer severe consequences.