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Underwater government meeting
Maldives ministers are actively practicing diving to prepare for the first government meeting in the sea ...
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The magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Indonesia
Last night, a 6.2-magnitude quake struck the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia but there was no tsunami warning and no information was available on the damage and casualti…
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Tsunami kills 34 people in the Pacific Ocean
The terrible waves caused by a powerful earthquake in the southern Pacific Ocean attacked coastal villages on the Samoa Islands yesterday. At least 34 people were killed.
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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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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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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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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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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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Earthquake caused panic in Bali resort island
Earlier, a 6.4-magnitude quake shook the Indonesian resort island of Bali, causing some panicers to jump from the high floor to the ground.
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Casualties, damage due to earthquakes in Indonesia increased sharply
The number of people killed by the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck September 2 in the Indonesian island of Java reached 34, more than 4,000 houses were damaged.
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Intense earthquakes in Japan and Taiwan
A strong seismic up to 6.7 Richter shook Taiwan and Japan this morning. There are no data on casualties and damage yet.
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Galapagos paid the price for successful tourism development
Mosquitoes carrying many deadly diseases threaten the rare and endangered animals of the Galapagos Islands that are invading the region every day through travel flights.
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Antarctic glacier is thinning with alarming speed
Scientists say the huge glacier in Antarctica is getting thinner and thinner. Glaciers around Pine Island in the West Antarctica are twice the size of Scotland, which is…
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Suddenly No. 6 storm
The weakening low pressure area from the No. 6 storm suddenly returned to the form of a real storm early this morning and turned the threat to the North Central province…
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Earthquake strikes the Indian Ocean
US officials issued a tsunami alarm in the area after announcing a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that occurred in the Indian Ocean on August 10.