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Saola storms hit Taiwan, 6 people were killed
Environment

Saola storms hit Taiwan, 6 people were killed

Typhoon Saola attacked Taiwan (China) with strong winds and heavy rain that killed six people and caused almost all of the island to stall operations on Thursday. Nearly…

December 16, 2018
Eat less meat to save the earth
Environment

Eat less meat to save the earth

Scientists have warned that Western countries need to cut half of their meat diets in their diet to prevent global warming, mainly because of livestock products of the i…

December 16, 2018
Wind power - cool breeze blowing into Mexico
Environment

Wind power - cool breeze blowing into Mexico

Mexico is fortunate to own lands that often receive strong winds. Taking advantage of this natural advantage, this North American country is building a series of wind tu…

December 16, 2018
Japanese tsunami landed on Alaska
Environment

Japanese tsunami landed on Alaska

Floating, foam-like floating objects landed on the coast of Montague island, 190km southeast of Anchorage, in large numbers. They are most likely junk because the Japane…

December 16, 2018
Rare animals in Truong Son range call for help
Environment

Rare animals in Truong Son range call for help

Climate change (CC) has existed in the Truong Son range - a huge lung of Vietnam. Therefore, the climate change and ecological environment here are at risk of destroying…

December 16, 2018
Venice is both sinking and tilting
Environment

Venice is both sinking and tilting

The rise in sea level is not the only threat to the famous urban area with the extensive canal system along the Italian coast. The results of a team of experts from the…

December 16, 2018
Heaven is getting closer to the land
Environment

Heaven is getting closer to the land

The American Terra satellite has been tracking clouds above the earth for the past decade. Roger Davies, a researcher at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and h…

December 16, 2018
Japan uses agricultural land for renewable energy
Environment

Japan uses agricultural land for renewable energy

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture-Forestry-Fisheries (MAFF) has just finalized a bill aimed at simplifying procedures for concentrating abandoned agricultural land to serv…

December 16, 2018
UN warns 21st century environmental challenges
Environment

UN warns 21st century environmental challenges

The United Nations on February 13 affirmed that the deteriorating soil condition and increasing number of nuclear reactors are the most urgent environmental problems tod…

December 16, 2018