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Australia buys radar for weather research at sea
Environment

Australia buys radar for weather research at sea

On April 4, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) said Australia has purchased a double polarized radar installed on a new research sh…

December 16, 2018
WHO warns about dangers from air pollution
Environment

WHO warns about dangers from air pollution

The World Health Organization (WHO) on April 8 warned that the threat from air pollution was much greater than previously reported, and repeated the global call to actio…

December 16, 2018
Seoul has snow in mid-April after 20 years
Environment

Seoul has snow in mid-April after 20 years

The Korea Meteorological Agency (KMA) on April 10 predicts that Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and a part of western Gangwon Province will have snowfall on April 10 and 11.

December 16, 2018
Saline intrusion deep in the dry season of 2013
Environment

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.

December 16, 2018
Revealing the iceberg sank the legendary Titanic
Environment

Revealing the iceberg sank the legendary Titanic

The giant iceberg photograph taken by Captain WF Wood on the SS Etonian on April 12, 1912 is most likely the only picture of the iceberg that sinks the legendary Titanic.

December 16, 2018
The Arctic Ocean emits greenhouse gases
Environment

The Arctic Ocean emits greenhouse gases

Research by world scientists published April 23 in the journal Nature Geoscience warns that the Arctic Ocean could be a huge source of methane, a source of greenhouse ga…

December 16, 2018
Green clouds appear in Russia
Environment

Green clouds appear in Russia

Photos of blue clouds above a park in Moscow city on April 26 were posted on the Internet. A part of the online community thinks they are the result of some chemical pla…

December 16, 2018
Haiti mudslides killed at least 10 people
Environment

Haiti mudslides killed at least 10 people

There have been at least 10 people killed and many others missing in a flood and mudslide on April 28, after heavy rains across the past several days in Haiti. According…

December 16, 2018
Iran discovered a large reserve of natural gas
Environment

Iran discovered a large reserve of natural gas

Mehr official news agency of Iran on April 29 reported that the country has discovered a new natural gas field in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, with estimated…

December 16, 2018