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Climate change causes cereals to fall 2% every decade
A new study by British, Australian and American scientists shows that climate change negatively affects crops at a more serious level than previously estimated.
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Climate change, insects destroy more crops
A study by a British expert showed that the temperature of the Earth increased, causing insects to destroy crops to expand their reach towards the Arctic and Antarctic.
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South America suffered the worst cold spell in the past decade
At least eight people were killed and tens of thousands of people affected by one of the cold waves were assessed as the worst in the past decade raging in some South Am…
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Climate change affects 10% of the world population
If the greenhouse gas emissions situation does not decline, by the end of this century, 1 in 10 people in the world must live in areas where crops, water, ecosystems and…
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The country has nearly 50,000 hectares of locally drought-prone crops
Mr. Dang Duy Hien, Deputy Director of the Department of Irrigation Construction, General Department of Irrigation said that due to the hot and dry weather, the recent ti…
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Floods, droughts will attack Southeast Asia more rapidly
More than 30% of the world's population lives in East Asia and Southeast Asia. About half of these people live on rice and other food crops. However, the World Bank pred…
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Reduce thirst for electricity with coconut
US researchers believe that the parts that humans are not using in coconut and mangoes can generate a large amount of electricity for rural communities in South Asia and…
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The Mekong Delta provinces are penetrated by saltwater 70km deep
According to Southern Institute of Water Resources Research, from mid to late March 2012, saline water with salinity of 0.1 ‰ will penetrate 70km deep in the Mekong Delt…
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Nearly half of a mangrove forest
In 63 years (from 1943-2007) the rate of loss of mangrove forests in Vietnam is very high. The area of mangroves has decreased from 408 thousand hectares (in 1943) to…
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New step in bioenergy development
US and UK researchers have just completed the genetic mapping of tea plants, a crop that promises to bring the necessary bioenergy to human needs.
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Two more years, the Earth enters a cold period
The Head of the Sun Research Department of Pulkovo Observatory, the Russian Academy of Sciences - PhD in Mathematics Li Habibullo Abdusamatov said, since 2014 the Earth…
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43% of greenhouse gases from agricultural activities
Annual emissions from agricultural activities are equivalent to 65 million tons of CO2, accounting for over 43% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions. The main sourc…
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A quarter of the world is degenerating
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) yesterday affirmed that 25% of the world's land area is seriously degraded.
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New invention: Natural compound that repels insects
To limit environmental pollution, people protect crops by using insect repellents. A new natural compound found by Japanese scientists proved to be very effective in thi…
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Hungarian red mud is still unsafe
Last October, scientists warned that high alkalinity is a major threat to Hungar farmers' harvest.