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Hungary may be a source of radioactive emissions in Europe
Air iodine-131 radioisotopes in many European countries may have spread from a research institute in Hungary.
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Oil spreads to the shore, storms threaten stranded ships at sea
Oil spill from a containter super ship that ran aground off New Zealand today spread to shore, while rescue groups attempted to stabilize the ship before a storm was exp…
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The risk of recurring Lake Nyos disaster killed 1,700 people
25 years ago a cloud of carbon dioxide (CO2) spread from Lake Nyos in Cameroon suddenly struck villages around the lake, killing more than 1,700 people. Until today, sci…
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Radiation from the Fukushima 1 plant has spread to the United States
On August 16, Kyodo news agency said US scientists have discovered a small amount of radioactive sulfur dispersed from Japan's No. 1 Fukushima nuclear power plant on the…
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The heat caused 13 deaths in the United States
A record heatwave is spreading across 18 states in the United States, killing at least 13 people. Authorities say high temperatures combined with record humidity have la…
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Close up of Chilean volcanoes erupting
The black smoke column rises as high as 10 km from Puyehue volcano, Chile, when it wakes up after half a century.
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Japan announces secret radioactive data
Japan admits to hiding part of the information about the spread of radioactivity at the Fukushima I nuclear power plant because of fears that it will cause panic among t…
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Forest fires spread beyond control in the UK
The hot and dry weather during April, coupled with strong winds that caused many wildfires in the UK stretching from England, Northern Ireland to Scotland, forced the fi…
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Uncle rumors about radiation levels in Vietnam
A series of messages or e-mails spread in Vietnam with misleading content about radiation levels are making people worry. Strong nuclear experts reject this rumor.
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Japan's Fukushima plant, which is used to save asphalt
After a period of efforts to control the situation, Japan has begun to consider the final options such as spreading resin, even concrete to limit radioactive leakage at…
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Japan earthquake will cause volcanic eruptions?
This question has actually become a rumor that has spread widely in the internet community these days. However, a US geological expert recently confirmed that this is un…
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Radioactive clouds have not yet entered Vietnam
In the Atlantic Ocean, radioactive clouds continue to spread east to Europe and North Africa.
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Radioactive clouds spread to Hanoi
The monitoring station in Hanoi has detected radioactivity in the air. However, the analytical results show that it is only a very small content, does not affect human h…
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Radioactive clouds spread in the northern hemisphere
Most monitoring stations of the international CTBTO in the northern hemisphere have found radioactivity leaked from the Japanese Fukushima I. nuclear power plant.
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Radioactive clouds spread near to the Philippines
Radioactive clouds due to incidents of nuclear plants from Japan are spreading to Southeast Asia, but do not affect Vietnam, nuclear experts and meteorologists said.