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How to escape when an earthquake occurs
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How to escape when an earthquake occurs

If you are in high-rise buildings when a major earthquake occurs, the first thing is to crawl under a sturdy table, not to find a way to run out.

December 16, 2018
Huge lightning strikes back
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Huge lightning strikes back

Lightning strikes often hit the ground during storms, but scientists have recently captured an image of an extremely large lightning bolt in the opposite direction.

December 16, 2018
Large storms can cause earthquakes
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Large storms can cause earthquakes

Large storms always reduce the pressure on the ground. Pressure decay can cause cracks in the ground to become wider and lead to slow earthquakes.

December 16, 2018
Restoring grasslands in arid areas
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Restoring grasslands in arid areas

The grasslands on the Asian prairies and the western US grazing areas have the same climate, plants, land use and problems.

December 16, 2018
Reduce emissions?  Just bury CO2
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Reduce emissions? Just bury CO2

Collecting CO2, burying it in the ground, the ocean floor ... is one of the solutions to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the air, being applied initially in some count…

December 16, 2018