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New method to forecast tsunamis
Environment

New method to forecast tsunamis

Russian Physics-Meteorologists successfully simulated the process of producing a natural disaster in laboratory conditions, a unique series of physics-meteorological com…

December 16, 2018
Create winter sunshine for dark valleys
Environment

Create winter sunshine for dark valleys

The industrial town of Rjukan is located deep in the valley of Telemark county with rugged terrain and the sun always moves in a very low position in the winter.

December 16, 2018
Life on Earth will disappear due to lack of CO2
Environment

Life on Earth will disappear due to lack of CO2

Scientists predict life on 'Green Planet' will be wiped out in less than 1 billion years and the reason for this destruction is because of the lack of CO2 in the atmosph…

December 16, 2018
Earthquake of 8.2 Richter scale in Russia
Environment

Earthquake of 8.2 Richter scale in Russia

A strong earthquake occurred in the Far East Russia on May 24, 2013, forcing authorities to issue tsunami warnings on Sakhalin and Kuril islands while aftershocks reache…

December 16, 2018
Develop tsunami warning method by GPS
Environment

Develop tsunami warning method by GPS

A group of German scientists has successfully developed a faster and more accurate tsunami warning method using GPS, said Nature World News on May 18.

December 16, 2018
Strange light in the sky of Da Lat
Environment

Strange light in the sky of Da Lat

This is a natural optical phenomenon but rarely seen, because the sun's light shines through a high-level cloud, called Cirrostratus.

December 16, 2018
Japan built a tsunami barrier
Environment

Japan built a tsunami barrier

The fierce tsunami like 2011 will no longer be a nightmare for the people of the rising sun when Japan completes a 20m high wave wall, 230m stretching around Wakayama co…

December 16, 2018
California at risk of tsunami
Environment

California at risk of tsunami

More than 250,000 people living in coastal residential areas in California (USA) can become victims of tsunamis when a major earthquake occurs in the region.

December 16, 2018