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Urban 'swallowed' 20,000 football fields every day
The pace of expansion of cities is at its highest level in human history and the world loses an area of 20,000 American football fields every day because of urbanizati…
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The temperature warms up, the fossil forest revives
The fossilized forest in the area Island Bylot (Canada) dates back more than 2.5 million years to recover from the warming climate, the researchers said.
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Strong earthquakes cause tsunamis in the Philippines
A powerful earthquake of 7.6-magnitude magnitude occurred at 20:47 local time off the Philippines, at a depth of 34km, CNN quoted the US Geological Survey (USGS) as sayi…
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Japan expects 320,000 people to die if they encounter strong earthquakes
In the future, if a 9-magnitude earthquake starts about 740km from the low-lying Pacific coast, about 320,000 Japanese will die.
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Strong vibration near Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant
In the evening of September 3, Tra My town and the surrounding areas in Bac Tra My district (Quang Nam) appeared vibrations that made people afraid. This is an earthquak…
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The highest volcano Nicaragua works again
The Nicaragua Geological Research Institute says the San Cristobal volcano has created a cloud of dust that covers an area of up to 48km. Forecast for the next few day…
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Need to actively respond to typhoon Kai-Tak
At 04:00 on August 16, the location of the center of the storm was about 19.1 degrees North latitude; 117.9 Kinh Dong, about 670km from Hoang Sa archipelago to the East…
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Kai-Tak storm strengthened, Bac Bo heavy rain on the weekends
At 04:00 on August 17, the location of the center of the storm was about 20.5 degrees north latitude; 112.1 degrees Kinh Dong, 470 km from Mong Cai (Quang Ninh) to the E…
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Seychelles Islands - the place with the clearest sea
The Seychelles Islands are located in the Indian Ocean and Germany are the best fresh sea in the world, suitable for all living species, while Sierra Leone ranks first .…
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Actively prevent storm Kai-Tak
At 13:00 on August 17, the location of the center of the storm was about 21.1 degrees north latitude; 109.9 Kinh Dong, on the northwestern area of Leizhou Peninsula (C…
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Heavy rain in Pakistan killed at least 32 people
Pakistani television on August 23 said heavy rains caused floods in the past 24 hours in areas of Northwest, East and North Pakistan that killed at least 32 people and s…
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Severe typhoon level 16 is about to enter the South China Sea
At 7 o'clock on August 24, the location of the center of the storm was about 22.2 degrees Vi Bac; 120.6 degrees Kinh Dong, on the southern island of Taiwan (China). The…
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Hurricane Isaac swept in Haiti, Cuba and East America
According to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), with winds of up to 95km / h, Isaac is now moving to Cuba, expected to land on the Caribbean island on August 26 bef…
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Typhoon struck Japan, 4 people were injured
A strong storm hit Japan's island of Okinawa and surrounding areas, causing four people to be injured and tens of thousands of people living in the absence of electricit…
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Arctic sea ice area is at a record low
Antara cited sources from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), saying the Arctic sea ice area has dropped to 4.21 million km2, the lowest level since the satel…