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Ice cooling buildings
Environment

Ice cooling buildings

On hot sunny days, electricity consumption in New York alone was equal to Chile. But with the ice cooling system that some buildings have deployed, this number can be re…

December 16, 2018
Extract methane from hydroelectric dam
Environment

Extract methane from hydroelectric dam

Brazilian scientists believe that a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions can be contained by capturing and burning methane gas released from large-scale hydroelectri…

December 16, 2018
Dangerous earthquake in Vietnam
Environment

Dangerous earthquake in Vietnam

The earthquake on 16.5 did not cause any significant damage but it caused panic among thousands of people working in high-rise buildings in Hanoi. So is Vietnam at risk…

December 16, 2018
Find clean water sources: from small projects
Environment

Find clean water sources: from small projects

According to current estimates, every minute has passed, there are 15 people in the world dying from lack of clean water and the situation will become more serious if th…

December 16, 2018
Phuket test tsunami alarm
Environment

Phuket test tsunami alarm

Thailand's National Disaster Forecast Center (NDWC) said, starting April 7, at 9 am every day, 79 tsunami warning stations along the Andaman coast will signal test signa…

December 16, 2018
Indonesia built a tsunami warning system
Environment

Indonesia built a tsunami warning system

Yesterday April 11, Indonesia began installing the first tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean. Indonesian officials said, with this buoy system, people will be ale…

December 16, 2018
The rivers are about to die!
Environment

The rivers are about to die!

For developing countries like Vietnam, the most worrying thing is the environment. Because of the immediate benefits, people have been easy-going and rubbing with potent…

December 16, 2018
Light is also harmful to the environment!
Environment

Light is also harmful to the environment!

Light pollution caused by lighting systems not only hinders astronomers to observe the night sky: according to researchers, it also harms the environment because of dist…

December 16, 2018
A new gas causes a very strong greenhouse effect
Environment

A new gas causes a very strong greenhouse effect

Scientists at the Norwegian Air Research Institute (NILU) at the Zeppelin Observatory have noted an increase in a particularly powerful greenhouse gas, called HFC134a.

December 16, 2018
Pollution in Hong Kong is at risk
Environment

Pollution in Hong Kong is at risk

Smoke from vehicles and power plants makes the pollution monitoring system pushed to the highest level, triggering automatic alerts. Air pollution index across Hong Kong…

December 16, 2018
Robot Antarctic explorer
Environment

Robot Antarctic explorer

The mysteries below Antarctica will be revealed by Britain's first 6.5 km deep diving submersible boat. In mid-January, the remote control submarine Isis will begin its…

December 16, 2018