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Japanese air pollution alarm from China
Environment

Japanese air pollution alarm from China

Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, warned that people on November 4 who didn't go out to the streets due to toxic PM2.5 gas molecules might have exceeded the permitted lim…

December 16, 2018
Earthquake of 8.2 Richter scale in Russia
Environment

Earthquake of 8.2 Richter scale in Russia

A strong earthquake occurred in the Far East Russia on May 24, 2013, forcing authorities to issue tsunami warnings on Sakhalin and Kuril islands while aftershocks reache…

December 16, 2018
A Russian city is being swallowed up
Environment

A Russian city is being swallowed up

In recent weeks, underground caves have been constantly exposed on the streets, swallowing cars, buses, even large trucks, and killing at least 1 person.

December 16, 2018
Synchronize traffic lights to avoid traffic jams
Environment

Synchronize traffic lights to avoid traffic jams

To accelerate the speed of street traffic, the city of Los Angeles (USA) has synchronized about 4,000 traffic lights, and is the first city in the world to install this…

December 16, 2018
Waste into electricity lighting rural areas
Environment

Waste into electricity lighting rural areas

For the first time in TT-Hue, Biogas made from polluted waste is used as lighting energy at many roads in Hue city, opening up the prospect of public lighting applicatio…

December 16, 2018
Google Maps announces photos of
Environment

Google Maps announces photos of

Those using Google Maps can now roam the streets of Namie town, which was evacuated after the tsunami damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant and caused radioactive le…

December 16, 2018
Russian homeless people
Environment

Russian homeless people

Weather forecasters in Russia say the country is experiencing the coldest in more than half a century. Last week, the night temperature here dropped to -25 degrees C.

December 16, 2018
New York is dark after super typhoon Sandy
Environment

New York is dark after super typhoon Sandy

Suddenly separated from the outside world, America's most populous city experienced another life after super typhoon Sandy: no subway, no horizon of lights and no food s…

December 16, 2018
Volcanic 'wake up' in southern Japan
Environment

Volcanic 'wake up' in southern Japan

Sakurajima wakes up at night 24/7. The eruption of one of the most active volcanoes in Japan has caused the ash to cover the streets of Kagoshima, about 2 kilometers fro…

December 16, 2018
Australia encourages tree planting on the roofs
Environment

Australia encourages tree planting on the roofs

Reporters in Australia said Sydney and Melbourne (the capital of New South Wales and Victoria) are greening roofs at commercial centers to attract tourists and improve t…

December 16, 2018
Car smoke harms more people than traffic accidents
Environment

Car smoke harms more people than traffic accidents

The number of people who die from air pollution in the streets every year in the UK is more than twice the number of people who die from traffic accidents. The two resea…

December 16, 2018