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8,000 people were killed in flooding in India
Environment

8,000 people were killed in flooding in India

On June 24, the rescue of flood victims in Uttarakhand state, northern India, had to be halted due to continued rain pouring in and causing two landslides on the roads R…

December 16, 2018
Malaysia declared a state of emergency due to haze
Environment

Malaysia declared a state of emergency due to haze

The Malaysian government on June 23 announced a state of emergency in the southern Muar and Ledang areas of the country, due to haze from Indonesian forest fires causing…

December 16, 2018
Brazil: Heavy rain and landslides killed 13 people
Environment

Brazil: Heavy rain and landslides killed 13 people

Rio de Janeiro state government of Brazil on March 18 announced that 13 people were killed, 3 missing and 20 others were injured in the past 24 hours due to heavy rain i…

December 16, 2018
Producing electricity from beer residues
Environment

Producing electricity from beer residues

Alaskan Brewing is a brewing company in the port city of Juneau, Alaska, USA. Like all beer companies, handling beer residues - including the rest of malt and barley gra…

December 16, 2018
Urban Ozone is a silent killer
Environment

Urban Ozone is a silent killer

Katherine Ensor, a statistician at Rice University in the United States, and colleagues analyzed data on more than 11,600 people who experienced a heart attack in Housto…

December 16, 2018
Leakage of radioactive waste in six US tanks
Environment

Leakage of radioactive waste in six US tanks

According to AFP, the Washington state government said on February 22 that at least six radioactive waste tanks are leaking, urging the federal government to help furthe…

December 16, 2018
America struggled against the winter storm
Environment

America struggled against the winter storm

The central region of the United States is seeking to remedy the consequences of a winter storm, although the storm has been weakened but still has a great impact when h…

December 16, 2018