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Burning Ice - New energy outlook
Environment

Burning Ice - New energy outlook

At present, more than 90 countries around the world conduct research programs to investigate fire ice at different levels.

December 16, 2018
Antarctica was once warm
Environment

Antarctica was once warm

In the warm period 52 million years ago, tropical plants were like palm trees, each covering the Antarctic coast. The sediment on the continental shelf near Antarctica h…

December 16, 2018
Asia will crash into America
Environment

Asia will crash into America

The movement of the Earth's crust makes continents move continuously. Geologists believe that, over the past few billion years, the movements of the continents have made…

December 16, 2018
Forests only have 31% of global continental areas
Environment

Forests only have 31% of global continental areas

The world has lost more than 13 million hectares of forest, mainly due to the conversion of forest area to other uses, the forest currently accounts for only 31% of the…

December 16, 2018
It is cold in the northern mountains due to storms
Environment

It is cold in the northern mountains due to storms

The north is affected by the continental cold edge of the southwestern edge of the high altitude combined with the far edge of the western circulation of the storm No. 6…

December 16, 2018