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Polluted water is more frightening than war
The number of people who die from dirty water every year is greater than all forms of violent conflict, including war.
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Asian polluted gas spreads throughout the world
Air pollution from developing economies in Asia soars up the stratosphere during the rainy season and spreads around the world.
Environment
Electronic garbage - a threat to people
Rubbish piles created by broken computers and mobile phones will soon pose risks to the environment and the health of people in developing countries.
Environment
Huge landfill in the Atlantic Ocean
In July 2009, scientists were stunned to find a landfill of about 696,621 km2 in the Pacific Ocean.
Environment
Assassins invisible on the street
A study in the UK showed that emissions from vehicles are the biggest killer on the streets every year.
Environment
Fish stocking against water pollution in China
Officials of the two eastern provinces of China announced they would release 20 million algae-eating fish into one of the country's most beautiful lakes to clean up the…
Environment
10 environmental technologies of the future
Using electronic paper, solar power, hydrogen technology ... are the outstanding environmental technologies in today's era - with pollution and exhaustion of resources.
Environment
Beam of images of 'black spots' on Hanoi 'lungs'
If the lake is considered a green lung of Hanoi, the pollution is the cancer of this lung.
Environment
Australia: Warning about air pollution in the classroom
The atmosphere in some schools may contain contaminants in the form of dispersed microscopic particles.
Environment
Radioactivity at Chernobyl lasted longer than expected
The worst Chernobyl nuclear tragedy in the history of atomic energy has inadvertently created a radioactive laboratory for scientists and nuclear.
Environment
Countries that produce the most emissions
The United States ranks second in the list of countries that produce the most emissions on the planet, ceding the top spot to China.
Environment
Turn dry leaves into firewood
Peter Morrison, 45, of the UK, had the initiative to create a new green fuel: using dry leaves to make firewood.
Environment
Camels attacked the town
Australian officials have planned to destroy about 6,000 wild camels by helicopter after they flooded into a town to find water.
Environment
Too bright street lights increase crime
Light pollution not only harms the environment but also creates conditions for bad people to commit illegal acts.
Environment
Turn pig manure into electricity
A study of the transformation of pig manure into clean energy has been published to meet two important criteria.