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China discovered a huge gold mine
Zheng Xiaogang, director of the regional Department of Natural Resources and Geology, said the gold mine is located in the area of 3km long, 60 - 300m deep. In additio…
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The Amazon River emits most of the carbon absorbed by the Amazon
The Amazon River emits almost all of the carbon absorbed by the tropical rainforest. The Amazon rainforest, which is considered to be the lungs of the earth, absorbs car…
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Explain why the lake is red like blood
Lake Natron is a saltwater lake located in northern Tanzania, northeast of Ngorongoro crater and near the Kenyan border. Nestled among volcanoes, Lake Natron is located…
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28,000 rivers in China disappear
In the last 20 years, 28,000 Chinese rivers have disappeared, equaling 50% of the total number of rivers in the world's most populous country. Excessive resource exploit…
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Saline intrusion deep in the dry season of 2013
According to the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research, the dry season in 2013, the flow on the Mekong River is 30-45% less than the average of many years.
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Amazon's freshwater ecosystem is sensitive to environmental degradation
River, lake and wetland ecosystems - covering about one fifth of the Amazon basin - are increasingly degraded by deforestation, pollution, construction of dams and water…
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Malaysia: Heavy rain caused 1,500 people to flee
The second flood caused by heavy rains, which began on December 31, 2012 in Terengganu state in northeastern Malaysia, has made 31 schools, including 23 primary schools…
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Heavy rain caused flooding in many parts of Indonesia
Many parts of Indonesia have been flooded and material damage has been caused by heavy rains that lasted throughout November 17-18.
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More than 87.3 million USD to overcome the disaster of Mekong River
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to support 87.39 million USD for Laos and Vietnam to upgrade their infrastructure and enhance forecasting to improve readine…
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Egypt-Sudan-Ethiopia exploits the Nile river water
Reporters in the Middle East said the three countries downstream of the East Nile including Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have signed a common agreement on long-term and sus…
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Nhue and Day rivers are heavily polluted
Water of Nhue and Day rivers in Ha Nam province is seriously polluted due to waste from upstream and waste water from riverside trade villages.
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Sambor dam should not be built on the Mekong mainstream
Since the Sambor mainstream dam was planned to build, residents of Kratie Province (Cambodia) have lived in a heaving fear of the consequences that this hydropower proje…
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The Yangtze River water turns red
People in Chongqing, the southwestern city of China, discovered a change in the water color of the Yangtze River on September 6. The same phenomenon also appeared in man…
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Floods in India, 77 people were killed
Heavy rains lasting more than a week in the state of Assam cause the water level of the Brahmaputra River, one of Asia's largest rivers, to exceed danger. The small trib…
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70% of the Red River mouth area is in danger
Scientists have identified two main groups that cause coastal damage due to climate change-related hazards, namely: Disasters such as erosion, accretion, and channel cha…