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Greenhouse gas rocketed to a record
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that greenhouse gas emissions had risen to the highest level in 2010 since pre-industrial times.
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Biofuels from plants are equivalent to fossil fuels
Researchers at Leicester University in the United Kingdom found that CO2 emissions in oil palm plantations are more than twice as high as previously thought.
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The risk of recurring Lake Nyos disaster killed 1,700 people
25 years ago a cloud of carbon dioxide (CO2) spread from Lake Nyos in Cameroon suddenly struck villages around the lake, killing more than 1,700 people. Until today, sci…
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Climate change submerges the Pacific island nation
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Kiribati, a low-lying Pacific island nation threatened by rising sea levels when opportunities to prevent climate change are stil…
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Limit climate change with artificial forests
Recently, mechanical engineers have come up with ideas
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The Arctic emits 62 billion tons of carbon in the 21st century
Recent research shows that the Arctic will move from a carbon-containing state to a carbon source when the permafrost will emit greenhouse gases.
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Prevent soot to help reduce Earth temperature
Rapid restriction of pollutants such as carbon black (generated from engine exhaust and vegetable oil, also known as soot) and smog including metal gas and ozone near th…
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Artificial plants can create oxygen
Scientists have created a tree with towering branches like a large mushroom. These artificial plants can convert carbon dioxide emissions into oxygen.
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Safely protect the Earth's green carbon source
On March 25, at the Conference on the Marine Environment, with the participation of the world's leading experts, the United Nations warned about the destruction or degra…
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Humans are dyed black on Earth
The dark black color of black carbon left on white sand in Quang Binh is a warning to people about the consequences of climate change.
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In 2012 all volcanoes woke up at the same time?
Mankind does not seem to be reassured when it has not escaped the words of
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China has the most emissions in the world
A Chinese official yesterday admitted that the country discharged the most emissions in the world, and called on the United States to cooperate to achieve progress in cl…
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Tropical forests disappeared 300 million years ago
Global warming has cleared tropical forests about 300 million years ago. This event takes place in the Carbon, ...
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Warming earth causes forest fires
Global warming is making the Northern Hemisphere forest fires become more frequent and intense, contributing to increasing the risk of climate change quickly.