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Dust is gradually covering Beijing
Large buildings almost disappeared under the dense smoke and mist in the capital of Beijing, China, when air pollution was still alarming.
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Volcanoes suddenly erupt, causing many deaths in Japan
The Japanese authorities discovered 31 people died near Ontake volcano peak after the mountain suddenly erupted on September 27.
Environment
Discover the mysterious existence of ozone-killing 'environment'
The Earth's ozone layer is not as safe as we thought.
Environment
Air pollution in Asia causes terrible storms
Air pollution in China and other Asian countries is having a huge impact on climatic zones across the northern hemisphere, a recent study said.
Environment
Beijing alarms on air pollution
Air pollution in the capital, Beijing, China, was first classified as the yellow alarm group, the second highest level in the 4-step pollution warning system.
Environment
Air pollution, China shows sunrise on LED screens
Heavy air pollution made the sun seem completely
Environment
Beijing uses rain to wash away contaminated smoke
Beijing is planning to prevent increasing air pollution clouds with artificial interventions.
Environment
See Chinese dust smoke from space
The toxic dust cloud covering China is so dense that it can be seen from space.
Environment
Serious air pollution alarm in China
On December 2, dust and fog covered the sky of Shanghai City, China's financial center.
Environment
Plastics are toxic to marine ecosystems
Recent research by British scientists shows that plastic waste of small size will become a threat to the biodiversity of the marine environment.
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…
Environment
Reducing CO2 emissions helps save millions of people
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels to a safer level could save millions of lives every year by the end of the century.
Environment
Electric waste like global time bomb
Electronic waste can cause chemicals and heavy metals to leak into the air, soil, water and food, likened to a time bomb for the life of the earth.
Environment
Contaminated water at Fukushima enters groundwater
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said on September 5 that it detected a concentration of 650 becquerel per liter of groundwater near a tank that leaked water at…