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Find materials that 'hold' methane gas
US scientists have discovered materials can 'hold' and concentrate methane, the second highest concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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Build houses from recycled plastic bottles
Solar Revolution Pavilion, the name of the house, is 200m2 wide, 6m tall and uses solar energy. Workers put recycled plastic bottles into 1,600 plastic containers of veg…
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The temperature of the Earth is at an increased risk of 5 degrees Celsius
The world will face even more catastrophic warming than expected and if it does not change the trend of increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Indonesia: Heavy rain makes thousands of houses flooded
Heavy rains during the past week have caused serious flooding in many parts of Jakarta, causing tens of thousands of houses and public buildings to flood in the country,…
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by silviculture
Warming of the Earth's climate is the cause of a rapid increase in greenhouse gas concentrations, including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrogen dioxide.
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Heavy rain in the UK, 800 houses were flooded
Big storms hit Britain last weekend, killing two people and leaving hundreds of people evacuated from their homes. Authorities warned that heavy rain will continue in th…
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Global CO2 emissions in 2012 reached a record
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are rising again in 2012, reaching a record high of 35.6 billion tons.
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Cruel consequences when the Earth temperature is 4 degrees Celsius
The temperature of the Earth may rise to 4 degrees Celsius by 2060 and will bring devastating consequences if governments do not act urgently to cope with the effects of…
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New York alarmed because the house was cold after super typhoon
Tens of thousands of people who were not home after Super Typhoon Sandy needed support when electricity was still lost and the weather was getting colder in New York, th…
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CO2 increased but not proportional to GDP
Through World Bank statistics for more than 150 countries during the period 1960-2008, scientists discovered that CO2 increased by 0.73% on average for every 1% of total…
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Who is the 'culprit' first causing the greenhouse effect?
This finding may cause scientists to reconsider some aspects of the climate change model, saying that before the industrial revolution took place, humans were not respon…
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High levels of CO2 reduce the ability to learn and work
Carbon dioxide (carbon dioxide) has long been known as one of the greenhouse gases causing global warming.
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Light pollution - silently threat
According to the World Health Organization, unnecessary light and unreasonable design are considered a form of pollution. And in an increasingly more modern world, this…
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Heavy rain in Pakistan killed at least 32 people
Pakistani television on August 23 said heavy rains caused floods in the past 24 hours in areas of Northwest, East and North Pakistan that killed at least 32 people and s…
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The Arctic ice will disappear in the next 10 years?
Dr. Seymour Laxon and his colleagues at the University of London's Polar Observatory and Model Center conducted a study on the melting speed of ice in the Arctic through…