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River water turns yellow
Environment

River water turns yellow

Water in a river in England on February 17 turned unusually yellow after the rain, but experts say this phenomenon is not dangerous.

December 16, 2018
28,000 rivers in China disappear
Environment

28,000 rivers in China disappear

In the last 20 years, 28,000 Chinese rivers have disappeared, equaling 50% of the total number of rivers in the world's most populous country. Excessive resource exploit…

December 16, 2018
Egypt-Sudan-Ethiopia exploits the Nile river water
Environment

Egypt-Sudan-Ethiopia exploits the Nile river water

Reporters in the Middle East said the three countries downstream of the East Nile including Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have signed a common agreement on long-term and sus…

December 16, 2018
Nhue and Day rivers are heavily polluted
Environment

Nhue and Day rivers are heavily polluted

Water of Nhue and Day rivers in Ha Nam province is seriously polluted due to waste from upstream and waste water from riverside trade villages.

December 16, 2018
The Yangtze River water turns red
Environment

The Yangtze River water turns red

People in Chongqing, the southwestern city of China, discovered a change in the water color of the Yangtze River on September 6. The same phenomenon also appeared in man…

December 16, 2018
Floods in India, 77 people were killed
Environment

Floods in India, 77 people were killed

Heavy rains lasting more than a week in the state of Assam cause the water level of the Brahmaputra River, one of Asia's largest rivers, to exceed danger. The small trib…

December 16, 2018
Sydney caught the biggest rain in 100 years
Environment

Sydney caught the biggest rain in 100 years

The Minister of New South Wales Duncan - Gay State Road said the city of Sydney on March 8 had suffered the heaviest rain in 100 years, causing the city to fall into cha…

December 16, 2018
China's Yangtze River is heavily polluted
Environment

China's Yangtze River is heavily polluted

A part of the Yangtze River in eastern China is contaminated with chemicals leaked from a cargo ship, causing thousands of people to worry and rush to buy bottled water…

December 16, 2018
Whirlwinds appear in China
Environment

Whirlwinds appear in China

A towering water cannon appeared on a river in Jilin province, northeastern China during a thunderstorm.

December 16, 2018