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Old forest is an important carbon sink
A new analysis published in the journal Nature shows that the old forest area is often
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Mexico: Strong earthquake in Chiapas
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake was recorded in the Pacific Ocean, the area in front of the southern coast of Mexico on October 16,
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Forest fire and ozone pollution
A new study concludes that forest fires can push ozone pollution to levels that exceed US health standards.
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Earthquake in Pakistan
The 6.4-magnitude quake shook Baluchistan province, near the Afghan border, on 29 October, destroying 2,000 houses in a series of villages.
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Geothermal - solutions for Indonesia and the Philippines
Faced with energy crises, Indonesia and the Philippines, two energy-hungry countries are seeking to exploit geothermal. Both countries are located in the Pacific Ring of…
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Southeast Asia has a high rate of arsenic poisoning in the country
Groundwater arsenic contamination is posing a major risk to the health of millions of people, especially in densely populated river deltas of Southeast Asia. Up to now,…
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Lead bullets destroy wild animals
According to a new report by the US Geological Survey, millions of pounds of use in hunting, fishing and sports using cumulative guns in the environment each year can th…
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Why are mangrove forests priceless?
How big is the mangrove forest that the people of Wanduruppa suffered in December 2004: The tsunami after the earthquake of that year swept the sea from 5,000 to 6,000 i…
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The raging worms, signs of environmental pollution
Over 10 days now, residential area Ta Thi Ngoc Thao (Phu Thuan, District 7) is suffering from deep raging. According to the scientific community, insect outbreaks are si…
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The ice used to dominate the tropics
Geologists have long believed that, like today, tropical regions remain in a warm state during the ice age of Earth 300 million years ago.
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Sichuan again deadly earthquake
Yesterday afternoon, a magnitude 6 seismic tremor shook Sichuan Province, western China, killing one person and injuring 23 people.
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Planting reeds to treat polluted river water
With the technical support of Ebara Group (Japan), many residential areas, tourist areas, trade villages and industrial zones in some localities in the Red and Mekong Ri…
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The price of deforestation
Human impact on the living environment not only reduces the number of individuals in the population, but also causes individuals of some species to shrink their bodies.
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Environmental destruction can cost trillions of euros
For the first time, there was an international calculation of the consequences of environmental destruction. The price for natural devastation by 2050 can be up to 2 tri…
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California: Drowning in a drought
On June 12, the governor of California (Arnold), Arnold Schwarzenegger, declared a state of emergency in a fertile valley in the central region, a leading agricultural p…