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The world may be paralyzed by the Sun storm
Environment

The world may be paralyzed by the Sun storm

According to scientists, in 2012, a solar storm like the one that happened in 1859 will hit the earth, causing great damage because humans depend too much on electricity.

December 16, 2018
Clean water is a big challenge for Asia
Environment

Clean water is a big challenge for Asia

Population explosion, poor resource management, flood and drought are turning clean water into luxury for hundreds of millions of Asians.

December 16, 2018
Satellites help locate water sources
Environment

Satellites help locate water sources

Like most sub-Saharan African countries, Niger has many problems in securing water demand. As part of ESA's TIGER solution, satellite data is being used to identify grou…

December 16, 2018
Drought in Spain in the past 500 years
Environment

Drought in Spain in the past 500 years

A Spanish research group reconstructed drought cycles in this country between 1506 and 1900 based on a record of rituals stored in Toledo cathedral, aiming to observe th…

December 16, 2018
Many water sinks in the flood
Environment

Many water sinks in the flood

On November 2, a series of Central American countries were engulfed in the rain. In Honduras, flooding caused at least 46 people to die and 16 others to disappear.

December 16, 2018
Potential of urban forestry
Environment

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.

December 16, 2018
Pour electronic waste into poor countries
Environment

Pour electronic waste into poor countries

New America Media reported that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not seem to do anything about the US situation of e-waste dumping into third world count…

December 16, 2018
Indonesia: flood, 2,000 people evacuated
Environment

Indonesia: flood, 2,000 people evacuated

At least 2,000 people in the province of Gorontalo, Indonesia were forced to evacuate when floods raged in the eastern part of the country.

December 16, 2018