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Vietnam in the group is threatened by seawater in Southeast Asia
Vietnam belongs to a group of countries with a coastal population that is directly threatened by sea level rise, in the context of climate disasters causing more than 42…
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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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At the end of the century, the sea will submerge 4 million Americans
According to two recent studies, scientists predict that about 4 million Americans, living on an area larger than the state of Maryland (about 32,000 square kilometers)…
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Losing 40% of the Mekong Delta if the sea level rises by one meter
One meter sea level rise, nearly 40% of the Mekong Delta area is submerged in water, which is the climate change scenario estimated for the end of this century, announce…
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Earthquake shook Japan, causing tsunami warnings
A series of earthquakes rocked the capital of Tokyo and northeastern Japan on the evening of March 14 leading to a tsunami warning several places, but no damage or casua…
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Flood threatens the Netherlands
The Netherlands is facing the risk of widespread flooding as many dikes in this country are threatened by rising water levels after heavy rains.
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Thailand's capital Bangkok will be engulfed by the sea
The newspaper Le Monde recently published 'Bangkok is sinking into the sea', in which warnings by 2030, part of the Thai capital will be flooded.
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Huge smoke column rising from the sea
A volcano in the Japanese seabed woke up, creating a column of dust and smoke as high as a 30-storey building on the water. Scientists predict that this eruption could c…
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Rising sea levels are threatening Indian islands
After 10 years of studying the Bay of Bengal, oceanographers say the sea level in Sunderban is rising at a rate of 3.14 mm per year compared with the world average of 2…
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Freezing waves in Croatia
Temperatures below 0 degrees in Croatia have frozen sea waves.