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2006 - Year of devastating storms
According to meteorological experts, 2006 is a special weather year. Most notably, the number of storms that landed directly on our country is less than the average for…
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More than 100 people were killed by floods in Indonesia
According to an official source from Indonesia, heavy rain caused floods and landslides that killed more than 100 people in the country since Dec. 22. Heavy rains over t…
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Middle East uses Red Sea to save the Dead Sea
Jordan, Israeli and Palestinian officials met on 12-12 to discuss details of the project to prevent further decline of the Dead Sea. The parties agreed to deploy a plan…
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Asian tsunami warning is still left open
Tsunami alarm systems have been scattered for two years to avoid a similar Asian tsunami disaster in 2004, but so far there has not been a coordinated mechanism.
Environment
Remote control of factory emissions
Korea affirmed, will help Vietnam remote control of factory emissions. Korea also promised, helping Vietnam train environmental officers. In addition, Korea also helps V…
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The greenhouse effect reduces food production
Global agricultural output will fall sharply as global temperatures rise, making food shortages in the poorest countries worse, experts warn.
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October and November: Hanoi has the highest temperature in 80 years
Scientists studying hydro-meteorological field identified: in October and November of this year, our country has happened quite special weather phenomenon and unusual si…
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Western Europe: Hot Fall spreads to the East
France and many Western European countries are still hot, although winter is coming. In the past Fall, the temperature in France is higher than the average of the previo…
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Every year 1.8 million children die from lack of clean water
Each year, 1.8 million children worldwide die from a lack of clean water and poor sanitation, a report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). According to UND…
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UNDP: The world has 2.4 billion people who lack clean water
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has just released a report on the state of global living water and called on countries to boost investment to provide clean…
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Millions of people are threatened with drought
A report by the Tearfund charity warned that climate change could affect clean water for millions of poor people in the world.
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World GHG mitigation conference
Energy and environmental ministers from the world's 20 most greenhouse gas emissions countries have met in Monterrey, Mexico yesterday to discuss climate change.
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Emergency meeting on Indonesian dust and smoke
Yesterday, environment ministers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand held emergency talks in Riau (Indonesia) to find ways to resolve the dust and s…
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9 million hectares of land are at risk of desertification
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Binh, Director of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that the country currently has 8-9 million hectares of unused land, threa…