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Drought in Africa: 7-month-old babies weigh as much as babies
Mihag Gedi Farah, who is Somalia, is 7 months old but has a modest weight, equivalent to a newborn boy, while his skin resembles an old man.
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Apocalyptic rumors appeared in the US because of blood
Water in a lake in the United States turned red like blood and many believed it to be a warning sign before the end of the world.
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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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10 million Africans are at risk of drought
The UN has just warned: nearly 10 million people in the Horn of Africa in East Africa are facing a humanitarian emergency because the region struggles with the worst dro…
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A record snowfall makes the river water level in the Great Plains rise
Summer in the Great Plains region of the United States, often characterized by scarce water resources, rivers and streams often only flow seasonally ...
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Alarms from nuclear power plants in the US: Contaminated water leaks into the environment
The US Congress alarmed that three-quarters of the 65 nuclear power plants in the United States are experiencing radioactive water leaking to the outside environment for…
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Red alert of the risk of Southwestern forest fire in the United States
The US National Weather Agency has just announced a red alert on the risk of forest fires across the entire Southwest due to very high air temperatures, low humidity and…
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Spectacular tornado scene in the United States
Missouri state officials said at least 116 people are now confirmed dead after the
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Protection of tropical forests: three main obstacles
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in 2005 the earth had only 4 billion hectares of forest, covering 31% of the area. About…
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Typhoons devastated the United States, killing 159 people
The storm and tornadoes attacked four states in the southern United States yesterday that destroyed homes and claimed the lives of at least 159 people, the heaviest bein…
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Water in the Indian Ocean flows into the Atlantic Ocean
The study, published in the April 27 issue of the journal Nature, shows that the Indian ocean currents flowing into the Atlantic could increase from 1.4 to 4 million cub…
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Many strong vortices hit the US simultaneously
Some tornadoes have swept into the south of the United States in the past few days may be the biggest and most powerful whirlwinds ever recorded by the scientific commun…
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'Super cities' watch out for earthquakes
According to scientific studies of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), published April 21, the
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Video: Terrifying whirlwinds in America
An amateur machine shot the tornado swept across Mississippi state, one of a series of tornadoes in the United States last week, killing at least 45 people.
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The United States uses available technology to reduce emissions of hazardous substances
On March 16, 2011, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the standards of the