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Image of lightning strikes on space
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Image of lightning strikes on space

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) has just published an impressive photo taken the moment a lightning appears in the atmosphere.

December 16, 2018
The iceberg is about the size of Singapore
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The iceberg is about the size of Singapore

A large iceberg has just separated from Antarctica and is being monitored based on currents and winds, to avoid breaking international sea routes.

December 16, 2018
Discover Antarctic secrets
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Discover Antarctic secrets

The face that has always been hidden under the ice sheet of Antarctica has been exposed to the world, thanks to the new mapping technology of the US Aeronautics and Spac…

December 16, 2018
10 ways to limit the harshness of the climate
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10 ways to limit the harshness of the climate

According to research by the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), the extreme weather phenomena such as drought, temperature rise to record levels, severe storms ... in the US an…

December 16, 2018
2012 is one of the 10 hottest years
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2012 is one of the 10 hottest years

The study of the two leading scientific agencies in the US shows that 2012 is among the hottest 10 years since 1880.

December 16, 2018
See the smallest mountain range on the planet
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See the smallest mountain range on the planet

Rising up to a height of nearly 610m from the flat plain in Central Valley in central California, USA, the Sutter Buttes Mountains are in stark contrast to the surroundi…

December 16, 2018
Greenland ice suddenly melted massively
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Greenland ice suddenly melted massively

Nearly all of Greenland's large glaciers, the largest ice island on the planet, suddenly melted in part in July and surprised scientists. Three NASA satellites discovere…

December 16, 2018
Dust from Asia stains North America
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Dust from Asia stains North America

A study by the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), published in Science, proves that about half of microscopic dust particles in the North American atmosphere come from outside.

December 16, 2018
The iceberg was torn from Greenland
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The iceberg was torn from Greenland

A glacier twice the size of Manhattan (USA) was torn off one of Greenland's largest glaciers, the latest sign of a dramatic change in this warming polar island.

December 16, 2018