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Houses crumbling after the earthquake in Taiwan
The magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck early this morning, damaging many buildings in southern Taiwan, including a collapsed 17-storey apartment building, leaving more than…
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7 trends in the world environment in 2015
El Nino, ocean acidification or water shortages are three of the most significant problems that could affect Earth this year.
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Tropical cyclones tend to shift toward the two poles
According to a study published in the journal Nature on May 14, tropical tornadoes are getting stronger, moving far and away from the equator and getting closer to the t…
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Single way to get solar energy from the moon
The above battery belt will transmit the collected solar energy to the receiving stations on the ground in the form of lasers or microwaves.
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Earthquakes weaken the earth's crust
A series of earthquakes rocked New Zealand in 2010, 2011 that could weaken the earth's crust.
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Sinabung volcano in Indonesia again erupted violently
On 11/14, Indonesia's Sinabung volcano continued to erupt, with ash column rising to 7km high.
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Indonesian volcano sprayed 8,000 meters of smoke ash
Two Indonesian volcanoes had an eruption on November 18, causing many flights to be canceled or changed, and thousands of evacuated people could not return home.
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The magnitude 7.2 earthquake in the Philippines killed 20 people
A recent 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Bohol province, Philippines, killed at least 20 people without a tsunami warning.
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A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Peru
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said on September 25 there was a 7.3-magnitude earthquake on the southern coast of Peru.
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The earthquake in Sumatra island signaled the Indian Ocean's bottom fault
According to scientists, strong earthquakes that occurred off the Indonesian island of Sumatra last April could be a sign of the creation of a new stratigraphic belt at…
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Earthquake shook Indonesia
A strong earthquake just rocked off Indonesia, causing panic-stricken residents to flee the house. AFP reports from the US Geological Survey that the magnitude 6.6 earth…
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Philippines: earthquake, 5 people injured
This morning 6-3, a moderate intensity earthquake cracked many high-rise buildings in the central Philippines, causing at least 5 people to be injured and causing many o…
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Earthquake in the Philippines
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake happened yesterday in the Philippines, homes shook slightly and no damage was reported.
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The powerful 7.1 earthquake quake Papua New Guinea
An earthquake of up to 7.1 richter rocked the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami warning was issued.
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Earthquake 6.2 Richter in Indonesia
Indonesia's geological and meteorological agency said that at 8.42 am this morning of November 16, the earthquake in mainland Papua province was extremely crowded.