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Satellites help locate water sources
Environment

Satellites help locate water sources

Like most sub-Saharan African countries, Niger has many problems in securing water demand. As part of ESA's TIGER solution, satellite data is being used to identify grou…

December 16, 2018
Ca Mau may be flooded in large areas
Environment

Ca Mau may be flooded in large areas

In the next 25 years, climate change can cause widespread flooding and salinisation of freshwater ecosystems in Ca Mau.

December 16, 2018
Sichuan earthquakes can be caused by the ear
Environment

Sichuan earthquakes can be caused by the ear

Some scientists are hypothesizing that an artificial dam could be the culprit that caused a massive earthquake in May last year in Sichuan province, China.

December 16, 2018
Strange tapes on the water
Environment

Strange tapes on the water

We need a compass and a pencil to draw circles, but nature only needs a whirlpool to create a perfect circle with tape.

December 16, 2018
Saltwater will feed people in the future
Environment

Saltwater will feed people in the future

Planting in salt water will become a necessary solution in the effort to cope with the scarcity of food and fresh water on the planet.

December 16, 2018
Hanoi suffered the biggest rain in 35 years
Environment

Hanoi suffered the biggest rain in 35 years

Unprecedented scenes in Hanoi, immense flood waters from morning to midnight. In the middle of the night, you may not be able to get to the street because they are so si…

December 16, 2018
Many dykes are eroded, threatening Hanoi
Environment

Many dykes are eroded, threatening Hanoi

On the afternoon of November 2, while many inner city streets were still flooded, dozens of kilometers of suburban dikes and dams in Hanoi were severely eroded.

December 16, 2018
Many water sinks in the flood
Environment

Many water sinks in the flood

On November 2, a series of Central American countries were engulfed in the rain. In Honduras, flooding caused at least 46 people to die and 16 others to disappear.

December 16, 2018
Strange bubble cloud in the English sky
Environment

Strange bubble cloud in the English sky

Dark night, crowded together like giant oil droplets and full of intimidation, the cloud in the sky of Hertfordshire last week looked like a special effect in horror mov…

December 16, 2018
1,500 robot ships to prevent Earth warming
Environment

1,500 robot ships to prevent Earth warming

An English researcher wants to send hundreds of unmanned ships to the sea to spray water on the air - to curb the warming of the atmosphere.

December 16, 2018
Seawater may not rise as expected
Environment

Seawater may not rise as expected

Researchers have just introduced a new model. Accordingly, sea level is unlikely to rise by 2 m at the end of the century as previously predicted.

December 16, 2018