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Beijing alarms on air pollution
Environment

Beijing alarms on air pollution

Air pollution in the capital, Beijing, China, was first classified as the yellow alarm group, the second highest level in the 4-step pollution warning system.

December 16, 2018
Plastics are toxic to marine ecosystems
Environment

Plastics are toxic to marine ecosystems

Recent research by British scientists shows that plastic waste of small size will become a threat to the biodiversity of the marine environment.

December 16, 2018
Japanese air pollution alarm from China
Environment

Japanese air pollution alarm from China

Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, warned that people on November 4 who didn't go out to the streets due to toxic PM2.5 gas molecules might have exceeded the permitted lim…

December 16, 2018
Shiveluch volcano sprayed 9000 meters of dust
Environment

Shiveluch volcano sprayed 9000 meters of dust

The Shiveluch volcano, over 3,200 meters tall, increased its activity from May 2009. Previous volcanic ash eruptions of this volcano are usually 3,000-10,000 meters high.

December 16, 2018
Storm clouds contain both
Environment

Storm clouds contain both

The research report, published in the journal PLoS One, revealed that hail particles pouring down from storm clouds nourish a variety of bacteria that tend to reside in…

December 16, 2018
Air pollution makes women dumb
Environment

Air pollution makes women dumb

Scientists from Rush University Medical Center have demonstrated that exposure in the atmosphere contains many pollutants that will occur the intellectual decline of adu…

December 16, 2018
Cool the earth with balloons
Environment

Cool the earth with balloons

The project of spraying water into the stratosphere (Spice) advocates spraying small droplets of water into the atmosphere from a balloon that is

December 16, 2018