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Many dykes are eroded, threatening Hanoi
On the afternoon of November 2, while many inner city streets were still flooded, dozens of kilometers of suburban dikes and dams in Hanoi were severely eroded.
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'Green city' increases the life expectancy of the poor
The rich often live longer than the poor, but the gap in life expectancy is significantly reduced in cities with lots of recreational space such as parks, swimming pools…
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Potential of urban forestry
The rate of population growth and urbanization out of control in developing countries has been causing many environmental and social consequences.
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Producing bricks from toxic milk to protect the environment
A city in southern China is considering the possibility of using contaminated milk powder as a raw material for brick production, to limit the risk of soil and water pol…
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The city takes electricity from the cemetery
To solve the power shortage, a city in Spain for installing hundreds of solar panels in the cemetery to produce electricity.
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Ho Chi Minh City: Pollution threatens tap water
Economic and budgetary board of Ho Chi Minh City People's Council has just published survey results on water pollution in Ho Chi Minh City.
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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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Rainbow upside down
The upside-down rainbow, a rare natural phenomenon, appeared in the English city of Cambridge over the weekend.
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Forced relocation of lizards
What should people do when protected lizards live in a new neighborhood? The city of Heidelberg in Germany chose flexible measures: Catching hundreds of children and res…
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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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Based on animals to predict concussions
Before Chengdu City suffered a devastating earthquake 32 years ago, animals had strange behaviors and signs that prices as survivors could notice before the disaster.
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Pollution of groundwater in Vietnam
It is forecasted that by 2030 there will be about 60 countries with severe water shortage. Meanwhile, in recent years in some big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.…
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The history of surprising Arctic pollution
Scientists still know that contaminated dust particles from medium-high cities migrate to the North Pole and form an ugly cloud, but a study by the University of Utah ha…
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Why do tornadoes rarely appear in the city?
The easy answer to this situation is because cities are too small for an entire landscape, said Joshua Wurman, director of the Center for Special Weather Research in Col…
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Big snow record in New York
The worst snowstorm in two years has happened in New York yesterday. Snowfall is as high as 15.24 cm in the largest city in the US, causing traffic to be interrupted and…