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65 people died in the New Zealand earthquake
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced on February 22 that at least 65 people were killed in a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred the same day in Christchurch.
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Earthquake due to ... urbanization
Scientists warn that the risk of earthquakes is increasing with rapid globalization.
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New-Zealand earthquake: collapsing giant glaciers
The earthquake struck Christchurch - New Zealand's second largest city seemed to have brought
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Chile shook because of the earthquake
Two days after two powerful earthquakes over 6 Richter levels shook Central and Southern Chile - which was badly damaged in the earthquake last year.
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6.1 magnitude earthquake occurs in Indonesia
The US Geographic Research Agency (USGS) said a 6.1-magnitude earthquake occurred off Indonesia's Sumatra province at 22:42 pm on Jan. 26.
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The earthquake violently shook Pakistan
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake early this morning occurred in remote areas of southwestern Pakistan, rocking many other parts of the country, and felt throughout India with…
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Extreme weather: reality of a hot world
In 2010, the worst floods in history occurred in every continent, except Antarctica. The world is heating up due to greenhouse gases: the temperature increases by 10C, t…
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2010 - The most deadly year due to natural disasters
A United Nations report said that the Haiti earthquake and hot weather in Russia made 2010 the deadliest year in at least two decades.
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Strong earthquake in Iran, hundreds of casualties
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in Southeastern Iran on December 20, killing at least 7 people, hundreds of people injured and many houses destroyed.
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2010: Year of natural disaster
Earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, super typhoons, snow storms, landslides and droughts rob the lives of at least 300,000 people in 2010.
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Death god threatens Nigeria
The Nigerian government is urgently building dams to prevent the possibility of a dangerous lake on Cameroon's crater breaking and releasing toxic gas.
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Tsunamis cannot be predicted
Why is there a tsunami phenomenon, why is there a tsunami near the sea but there are areas near the sea that do not have tsunamis or very rarely occur ?.
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Rising seabed will cause tsunamis
A tsunami is likely to occur if an earthquake causes the sea floor to move vertically.
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Volcanoes, tsunami Indonesia killed 182 people
Nature's rampant tsunami and volcanic eruptions in Indonesia have killed at least 182 people and 400 missing since yesterday.
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Tsunami warning system was broken
The number of people killed in the tsunami in Indonesia has increased to 343 people, 34 people have died because of the Merapi volcano and there are still 338 people mis…