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Photos of Mother Nature
In 2011, landslides, earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, droughts ... took place all over the world. Below are pictures of the harshest Mother Nature in 2011 voted by Time.
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Earth buckles under environmental disasters
Record heat, droughts, and floods all over the world in 2010 have been a proof that human environmental destruction has surpassed the limit.
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Close up of 'shocking' storms
Mike Hollingshead regularly drives tens of thousands of kilometers every year to capture the 'fierce' moments of the weather.
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The scary scene about the US oil spill
The photos below show the severity of the US oil spill disaster on the environment and marine animals.
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Animals met with oil spills
The lives of birds, fish, turtles and many other marine animals become ever more fragile than the oil spill disaster on the Gulf of Mexico for more than a month.
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Video has never been published: The tsunami moment engulfed Indonesia's coastal city
The video was shot from a balcony in Palu City, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, showing that the entire street turned into a sea of water in a matter of seconds.
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Video: The disaster when the volcano on the island of Bali wakes up
The Agung volcano on Indonesia's Bali island is about to erupt after nearly five decades of quiet sleep, threatening to cause disaster for 4.2 million residents.
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Video: Environmental disaster when exploding a thermonuclear bomb in the Pacific
If a thermonuclear bomb is dropped into the Pacific Ocean, the consequences of marine life and even human suffering will be extremely serious.
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Video: The culprit causes humanity to still suffer from hunger
In the world, 1 out of 9 people is hungry, not enough to live. The majority of hungry people live in poor countries.
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Video: The house was pulled down by the water into the sea for 10 seconds
The solid concrete coastal house was completely submerged by the water within 10 seconds.
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The explosion scene in China looks from above
Images shot by unmanned aircraft show the destruction of an explosion at a warehouse in Tianjin, northern China, causing at least 50 people to die.
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Video: The strange giant mushroom cloud appears in the sky of Beijing
A giant mushroom cloud has recently appeared in the skies of Beijing, China, arousing fears that major disasters may be imminent. According to the Daily Mail, huge cloud…
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Japan restarted nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster
Japan will restart its nuclear power program today after two years of disruption due to community concerns related to the Fukushima disaster.
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Application of space technology in disaster prevention
On December 3 in Hanoi, the 20th Asia-Pacific space agency forum (APRSAF-20 Forum) has officially begun.
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New Zealand helps Vietnam respond to natural disasters
The New Zealand Government funded more than US $ 700,000 to help Vinh Long province improve community-based disaster response.