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Risk of flash flood and landslide in Nepal
Scientists warn that earthquakes and aftershocks in Nepal could lead to thousands of landslides, melting glacial lakes, leading to flooding in the near future.
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Lessons from the earthquake in Nepal
Safe infrastructure and disaster response capacity are valuable lessons that Nepal and other countries need to withdraw after the disaster in South Asia.
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Found 100 snow-covered corpses buried in Nepal
Police and Nepalese volunteers found the body of about 100 pedestrians and villagers buried in an earthquake avalanche last month, and are digging in snow and ice to fin…
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Nepal stopped searching for earthquake victims
With no hope of finding survivors, the Nepalese government decided to stop the search to turn to reconstruction work, helping survivors overcome the current difficulties…
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Strong earthquakes in the South Pacific only cause small tsunamis
A powerful 7.4 Richter earthquake occurred off the coast of southern Papua New Guinea, causing officials to issue a tsunami warning within 300 km. However, only local ts…
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Predict earthquakes by measuring underground minerals
Geologists from Stockholm University (Sweden) said that changing mineral concentrations in groundwater (such as sodium and hydrogen) could be an early warning sign for e…
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Hanoi sensed shaking due to earthquakes in Yunnan, China
Some people living in high-rise buildings in Hanoi felt the earthquake of 6.6 magnitude in Yunnan province (China) at 21:49 minutes on October 7.
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Earthquake of 7.1 magnitude in Chile, hundreds of people evacuated
The earthquake happened on October 9 (Vietnam time), about 580km south of Easter Island, and has an epicenter at a depth of 15.5km.
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The earthquake in Japan fluctuates vertically?
At 12: 28 on September 16, the North Kanto region was shaken by an earthquake of magnitude 5.6.
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The strongest earthquake in 25 years in San Francisco
About 3 hours 30 am August 24, local time (about 17:30 on August 24, Vietnam time), a magnitude 6 earthquake happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, north of California…
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Mysterious lake in the desert
A mysterious lake appeared in the desert of Tunisia without a clear cause of formation, which people liked to choose as a play point.
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Again earthquakes in Yunnan, China injured 19 people
On August 17, Yunnan Province, southwestern China, said at least 19 people were injured in a magnitude 5 earthquake that occurred the same day in Vinh Thien district, Zh…
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Another 4-magnitude earthquake in Son La
At 6:50 (Hanoi time) on August 20, an earthquake with magnitude 4 in the Richter scale occurred in Muong La district (Son La).
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Taiwan gorge suddenly appeared, disappearing fast record
A sudden canyon appeared in Taiwan after an intense earthquake 15 years ago, gradually disappearing with unprecedented speed.
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Hanoi Building shook because of the continuous earthquake in Son La
19h15 on 19/7 many people on high-rise buildings in Hanoi clearly felt the shaking, found objects in the house suddenly fell