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Melting ice in Greenland and Antarctic islands
Recently, space satellites have provided scientists with the most comprehensive picture of rapidly moving glaciers along the Antarctic and Greenland coasts.
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The tropical region is spreading
The tropics on Earth are spreading rapidly and more research is needed to help people adapt. Australian experts proposed.
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Sea level increases faster than forecast
Global sea levels are increasing at a faster rate than scientists have predicted, due to severe melting of ice in the two poles.
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Potential of urban forestry
The rate of population growth and urbanization out of control in developing countries has been causing many environmental and social consequences.
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Southeast Asia has a high rate of arsenic poisoning in the country
Groundwater arsenic contamination is posing a major risk to the health of millions of people, especially in densely populated river deltas of Southeast Asia. Up to now,…
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Carbon dioxide emissions related to human life expectancy
A Stanford scientist for the first time published a direct relationship between the rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide and the increasing human mortality. He used sophis…
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Pollution increases birth defects
Environmental pollution, especially due to increasing coal, in China has increased the rate of birth defects by 40% compared to 6 years ago. Every 30 seconds, there is o…
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Ghost cities of the 22nd century
These are once once prosperous cities, crowded with people but then become ruined or disappear completely. In the next 100 years the world will have a series of cities f…
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Mortality rate increases with temperature
According to researchers, climate changes will make summer hotter. This phenomenon will lead to higher mortality rates. Mercedes Medina-Ramón, of Harvard Medical School,…
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Polluted environment: Tadpoles hatch into female frogs
In nature, tadpoles hatch into male or regular frogs at a rate of 50:50. However, in a highly polluted environment, the rate of tadpoles hatching into female frogs accou…
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China: increase plantation area
According to the China Forestry Agency, in 2006, the country greened 5.23 million hectares of forest, bringing the total forest area to 175 million hectares. In particul…
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Greenland Island is melting at a rate of
Satellite measurements indicate the melting of the ice sheet in Greenland Island is happening at a very fast rate. According to data from the Satellite of the US Space A…
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CO2 content increased to a record level
American meteorologists have just noticed that the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has increased to a new record. The highest concentration of CO2 measured about…
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What type of vehicle is the most polluting?
In the car field, BMW performs the best emissions test. Honda and Volvo are more likely to pass the test than others, but are not regular. The bottom is Hyundai, Mitsubi…
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UN said the deforestation rate slowed
Deforestation rates are showing slowing indicators because of the impact of afforestation as well as the development of natural forests according to the latest statistic…