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Cuba may lose 10,000 houses due to sea level rise
Cuba's National Environment Agency (ANMA) warned the country was at risk of losing about 2,700 km2 of coastal land and nearly 10,000 houses during the period from now un…
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Nearly $ 500 billion
In an economic analysis published last week, the United Nations Convention on Desertification (UNCCD) warns that current land degradation causes $ 490 billion in losses…
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Seoul has snow in mid-April after 20 years
The Korea Meteorological Agency (KMA) on April 10 predicts that Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and a part of western Gangwon Province will have snowfall on April 10 and 11.
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28,000 rivers in China disappear
In the last 20 years, 28,000 Chinese rivers have disappeared, equaling 50% of the total number of rivers in the world's most populous country. Excessive resource exploit…
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Russian homeless people
Weather forecasters in Russia say the country is experiencing the coldest in more than half a century. Last week, the night temperature here dropped to -25 degrees C.
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Conceptual design of large plutonium nuclear reactor
The team led by Professor Yoshiaki Oka of Waseda University in Japan succeeded in developing the concept of a nuclear reactor capable of producing large amounts of pluto…
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Most countries in Asia-Pacific will suffer from water shortages
A recent joint study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asia-Pacific Regional Water Forum (APWF) shows that more than 75% of countries in this region are experi…
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Japan obtained about 120,000m3 of gas from the
A week ago, Japan became the first country to exploit natural gas from methane hydrate (burning ice) on the sea floor.
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Exploiting endless energy sources
Exploiting the potential of renewable energy to reduce consumption and import of fossil fuels is a major challenge for Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest country in the…
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Detecting strange life under Antarctic ice
After more than a decade of intermittent exploration drilling, researchers in the country were finally able to penetrate the Antarctic's frozen crust last year and colle…
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Many countries experience the most intense heat of 11,300 years
Shaun Marcott, a scientist at the University of Oregon in the US, and his colleagues used the tiny ancient fossils they found on the ocean floor to model the average glo…
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You used to cold 22 degrees Celsius
Researchers at the University of London's Holloway University have found that the temperature of the country of fog was much lower than it is today. Accordingly, the sum…
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Japan exploits natural gas from burnt ice
On March 12, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said the country extracted natural gas from a new energy source called methane hydrate (also known as ice bu…
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Air pollution reduces infant weight
Researchers in 14 regions of 9 countries - including South Korea and Canada - gather data on atmospheric micro dust concentrations and the exposure of dirty air to pregn…
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Australia mobilizes troops to participate in flood fighting
On January 29, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the country's state of Queensland would receive support from the military to deal with a serious flood crisis.