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Melting ice in Greenland and Antarctic islands
Recently, space satellites have provided scientists with the most comprehensive picture of rapidly moving glaciers along the Antarctic and Greenland coasts.
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Earth warms weaken El Nino's function to prevent storms
The recirculation of the El Nino phenomenon in the eastern Pacific is seen as a shield to protect the US and the Caribbean from terrible storms that may be weakened by g…
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A series of natural disasters in 24 hours - Unusual coincidence?
4 tropical storms, 2 strong earthquakes accompanied by tsunamis, all occur around the Western Pacific and South Asia within just 24 hours. So we can relate to each other?
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Causes of tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean
The terrifying combination of geological and geographic factors has made the Samoa Islands people have no chance to escape the tsunami on September 29.
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More than 1,100 people died from earthquakes in Indonesia
At least 1,100 people have been killed by a massive earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia, while thousands of others are still buried under rubble.
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Philippines copes with new super typhoon
Military and rescue forces on the Philippine island of Luzon yesterday were ordered to prepare to deal with a approaching super typhoon.
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Vietnam may face new super typhoons
With strong winds of level 15-16, after passing through Philippies, Typhoon Parma could enter the South China Sea and head to Vietnam, while the Central region was overc…
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Typhoon Parma and Melor are very strong and complex
On the night of October 2, Typhoon Parma had strong winds of level 13, level 14-15, about 250km east of the island of Luzon (Philippines). Compared to the previous day,…
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Strong earthquakes in the Philippines and Indonesia
Last night, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook the southern Philippines. Hours earlier, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake also occurred in eastern Indonesia - the US Geological S…
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More than 200 people died from floods in India
Heavy rain during the five days caused flooding in the two southern states of India. At least 205 people died and 750,000 people lost their homes.
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Forecast is ... forecast
On the afternoon of October 2, JTWC centers (USA) and TSR (UK) forecast that Typhoon Parma will turn to the East Sea, while NMC centers (China), CWB (Taiwan), HKO (Hong…
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Taiwan evacuated 6,000 people before typhoon Parma
A rescue agency official said Taiwan had evacuated more than 6,000 people earlier (October 5) when Typhoon Parma was about to approach heavy rain and the risk of deadly…
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Typhoon Parma is complicated
The worst possibility is that the storm enters the Paracel Islands, where there are many fishing boats. The second possibility is a storm going south, along the western…
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What have countries done to deal with tsunamis?
For tsunamis, any preparation, every moment is very important. It's simply a phone call that can save hundreds of lives.
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Protect the ozone layer connecting the world
The world is reiterating the importance of ozone, human influence on ozone depletion due to the release of substances that damage the inherently fragile ozone layer in t…