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Highway from hell
Environment

Highway from hell

An underground highway runs straight from

December 16, 2018
Lightning 'hate' anglers
Environment

Lightning 'hate' anglers

Fishermen account for the largest percentage of the victims of lightning deaths in the US in the past few years. The US National Weather Service (NWS) said 238 people di…

December 16, 2018
Thai Binh keeps hands on the marine environment
Environment

Thai Binh keeps hands on the marine environment

Thai Binh has more than 50km of coastline with 5 large estuaries pouring into the sea, creating an area of ​​over 16,000 ha of tidal flats and thousands of hectares of s…

December 16, 2018
Shiveluch volcano sprayed 9000 meters of dust
Environment

Shiveluch volcano sprayed 9000 meters of dust

The Shiveluch volcano, over 3,200 meters tall, increased its activity from May 2009. Previous volcanic ash eruptions of this volcano are usually 3,000-10,000 meters high.

December 16, 2018
El Hierro Island 'transformed'
Environment

El Hierro Island 'transformed'

The island of El Hierro of Spain has been reported to have started moving eastward and part of it has risen by 11cm, which is the result of recent seismic activities.

December 16, 2018
Air pollution makes women dumb
Environment

Air pollution makes women dumb

Scientists from Rush University Medical Center have demonstrated that exposure in the atmosphere contains many pollutants that will occur the intellectual decline of adu…

December 16, 2018
Predict the wake of the super volcano Yellowstone
Environment

Predict the wake of the super volcano Yellowstone

Although it seems to be sleeping, the Yellowstone super volcano (USA) can erupt lava in the future, and scientists are trying to improve predictability when Yellowstone…

December 16, 2018
Measure cow's emissions to combat climate change
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Measure cow's emissions to combat climate change

Agricultural production contributes about 8% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. The methane emitted by cows and other livestock accounts for a large propor…

December 16, 2018
ICAO develops new tools against volcanic dust
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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