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Earthquake of 7.4 on Richter caused tsunami warning in the US
A seismic intensity of up to 7.4 on the Richter scale rocked the Aleutian volcanic island chain, in the US state of Alaska. Tsunami warning was given, but was retracted…
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'Super sand' purifies water
Australian researchers say that ordinary sand, which is used to filter water in many parts of the world, can be converted into a kind of
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10 people died, 80 were injured in storms
By the evening of June 24, heavy rains and tornadoes had killed 10 people, injured 80 people, and more than a thousand houses collapsed or blown away. On the night of 24…
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Damage protection at US nuclear plant
A bank of dams from the Missouri River flooded into the US Nebraska nuclear plant that collapsed yesterday, but officials said they were still in control of the situatio…
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Leaked more than a dozen tons of radioactive water in Japan
Tons of radioactive water have been detected leaking into the groundwater system below the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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Japanese earthquake victims face summer nightmares
The terrible consequences of the earthquake and tsunami seem to be still unfinished for victims who are temporarily sheltering in temporary houses during the past three…
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Men are more likely to be struck by lightning than women
A recent study by American scientists shows that men are more likely to be subject to lightning attacks than women.
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Earthquake of 5.4 Richter scale in Japan
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in central Japan this morning, June 30, injuring seven people but there are no major reports yet, according to Reuters.
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How to not be struck by thunderstorms?
Scientists recommend that, because lightning is random and unexpected, there is no absolute safety position, but people can still actively prevent lightning by simple, e…
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Indonesian volcano awoke, spraying smoke 5,000m high
A volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi island wakes up today, with columns of smoke and ash as high as 5,000 meters in the air.
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The mysterious 'curved forest' in Poland
A small plot of a forest in western Poland has about 400 specially developed pine trees with the lower body of the trees bent at an angle of about 90 degrees to the nort…
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Japan discovered rare earth mines on the ocean floor
BBC news agency reported on July 4, Japanese researchers said it had discovered a rare earth mine with reserves of 100 billion tons off the Pacific.
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Japan planted radiation-resistant sunflowers
Last March earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused a nuclear disaster that made Cesi (Cs) radioactive material quite high in Fukushima prefecture and surrounding areas.
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China: Flooding, 54 people died
Heavy rains from early June helped reduce severe drought in central and southern China but led to flooding that left at least 54 people dead and more than 100,000 people…