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Global Warming: New Research Says Oceans Contribute to Climate Change [VIDEO]

German researchers at the Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology has studied a new factor in global warming which was not previously included in climate change studies. The researchers have discovered that oceans around the world take in more carbon dioxide. When seas take in CO2, they give off a sulphur compound which can block the sun's radiation. Oceans that become more acidic because of fuel-burning emissions can enhance global warming.
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Hong Kong Haze Pollution: Typhoon Trami Traps Air Pollutants, Gov't Issues Health Warning

Hong Kong may not be directly affected by severe tropical storm Trami, which is currently battering China, but it surely still made its presence felt in the country. Trami's coverage was so wide that it trapped pollutants in Hong Kong's air to reach "very high" levels, prompting the government to issue health warnings.

Area 51, UFO Sightings: CIA Only Admits Area 51 Existence, Not UFOs or Aliens

UFO enthusiasts are delighted to hear that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) finally admitted the existence of the mysterious Area 51. However, the U.S. government still remains tight-lipped about the reality of UFO sightings and aliens at the top-secret test site located in the Mojave Desert approximately 100 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Floods Inundate Philippine Capital, Nearby Provinces (PHOTOS)

The Philippine government was forced to suspend offices and classes in 14 provinces, including in the capital Metro Manila, as tropical storm Maring (international name: Trami) maintained its strength and continued to enhance the southwest monsoon early Monday. The state forecasting weather agency has advised the 14 provinces to brace for severe flooding.

27 Dead, 41 Missing in Yemen as Flood Sweeps Wedding Party; Bride Survives (VIDEOS)

A Yemeni wedding party on Saturday turned into a disaster after floods inundated southern Yemen, causing the death of 27 people and 41 more lost when the vehicle with the wedding party was swept away. The vehicles were driving across Wadi Nakhla, a valley flooded by the monsoon rains, between Taiz City and Ibb province.

Ontario Hotel Yields 40 Pythons

Some Ontario residents, it seems, have a love affair with deadly pythons. Just two weeks after an African rock python killed two boys in New Brunswick, 40 pythons were found in a Brantford motel on Thursday evening.

Japanese Train Loses Power After Lightning Hit (VIDEOS)

There is another lightning strike that hit the Odakyu Electric Railway train on Monday evening. The Telegraph said the train, which was travelling from the Izumi-Tamagaw Station to the Noborito Station, was running on a railway bridge when the lightning hit it.

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