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Blocking oil spill disaster with magnets
Environment

Blocking oil spill disaster with magnets

Spill oil can cause terrible impacts on marine ecosystems. Therefore, the effort to minimize the damage in the oil spill incident is extremely important.

December 16, 2018
Typhoon struck Japan, 4 people were injured
Environment

Typhoon struck Japan, 4 people were injured

A strong storm hit Japan's island of Okinawa and surrounding areas, causing four people to be injured and tens of thousands of people living in the absence of electricit…

December 16, 2018
Tropical storm Isaac has a trajectory like Katrina
Environment

Tropical storm Isaac has a trajectory like Katrina

On August 28, US meteorologists said Tropical Storm Isaac nearly repeated the trajectory of Hurricane Katrina, which claimed the lives of about 1,800 people, almost seve…

December 16, 2018
Typhoon Vincente hit China
Environment

Typhoon Vincente hit China

At 10 am on July 24, the location of the center of the storm is about 22.5 degrees north latitude; 111.7 degrees Kinh Dong, about 400 km from Mong Cai (Quang Ninh) to th…

December 16, 2018
Heavy rain raged in China and Thailand
Environment

Heavy rain raged in China and Thailand

On July 5, the Chinese government raised the alert level 4 to flooding in Sichuan Province, southwest of the country, after rain and flooding claimed 13 lives and 1 loss…

December 16, 2018
ICAO develops new tools against volcanic dust
Environment

ICAO develops new tools against volcanic dust

On June 27, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced a series of new tools that greatly reduce the impact of volcanic dust on future international…

December 16, 2018