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China: the most drought in 30 years
A fierce heat wave swept across Xinjiang, the westernmost province of China, causing temperatures in cities to exceed 40 degrees Celsius. This situation has caused cattl…
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Greece: intense forest fires
In the morning of June 29, the residential areas in Athens were no longer threatened by forest fires in Parnès Mountain, northwestern Athens due to windlessness and fire…
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A city 'visible' from the water
The longest and most severe drought in Australian history has drained 80% of the water on Lake Eucumbene, revealing the imposing skeleton of Adaminaby town after half a…
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28% of Vietnam's land area is deserted
Vietnam has about 9 million hectares of unused land (accounting for about 28% of the total land area nationwide), including 5.06 million hectares of unused land (Decisio…
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England flooded
A young soldier was missing due to flooding in the northwest in the situation where many areas of England were sunk in storms for several days.
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Safe room for house in stormy area
Remember these days last year: May 17, 2006, Typhoon Chanchu (No. 1 typhoon) appeared on the South China Sea, although it did not land in Vietnam but killed more than 20…
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Will alert earthquakes and tsunamis by phone
Regulations on prevention and control of earthquakes and tsunamis, signed by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Decision 78/2007 / QD-TTg, clearly state that the broadcast…
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USA: Los Angeles waiting for rain.
In May, the city of Los Angeles has not yet received a single drop of rain and the second largest city of the United States continues to experience the driest condition…
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China: earthquakes killed 3 people, nearly 300 people were injured
According to Reuters, at least three people were killed and 290 others were injured, of which 15 were seriously injured in the strong earthquake that struck early in the…
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Dangerous earthquake in Vietnam
The earthquake on 16.5 did not cause any significant damage but it caused panic among thousands of people working in high-rise buildings in Hanoi. So is Vietnam at risk…
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South Africa: The coldest in the past 20 years
People in some parts of South Africa are experiencing the coldest days with the highest snowfall in more than 20 years.
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Ha Long Bay will sink when the sea level rises by 5m
Vietnam will be one of the two worst affected developing countries in the world when sea level rises. At least, Ha Long Bay and Tram Chim National Park will sink deeply.
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Great storms in France and America
The storm caused severe flooding and mud flooding in southwestern France. A similar situation occurs in many residential areas in Texas, USA. Natural disasters have kill…
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Hanoi shakes because of the quake 4
The Institute of Geophysics has just said that in the afternoon of 15h56 this afternoon in Hanoi, there was a strong shock level 3-4 due to the impact of the 6.1-magnitu…
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Ice melt record in Antarctica
Warming temperatures have melted ice in many areas of western Antarctica. According to scientists from the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) and the University of Colorado, t…