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5 Richter earthquakes in Sichuan province, China
According to Xinhua, on January 31, in the southwestern province of Sichuan, there was a magnitude 5 earthquake, killing at least one person, 11 were injured.
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Haiti may have a strong earthquake again
Geologists predict that Haiti may soon experience another strong earthquake after the January 12 earthquake that killed 200,000 people.
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The Pacific Ring of Fire simultaneously spoke
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that on January 4, two earthquakes of 6.5 and 7.2 magnitude near Solomon Islands in the South Pacific were occurred.
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Unusual at the equatorial ozone layer
On January 4, the Ecuadorian Civil Space Agency (EXA) warned that ozone levels in the stratosphere in the equatorial area had dropped dramatically in recent years, espec…
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The most endangered rhinoceros
That is the latest information published by the International Fund for Nature (WWF) on January 4, 2010.
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'Haiti earthquake as bad as the Asian tsunami'
About 50,000 people are thought to have died in a devastating earthquake on January 12 in Haiti.
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Human catastrophe in Haiti: A couple of explanations
The 7-magnitude earthquake that destroyed Haiti on January 12 has been evaluated by scientists as having 35 times the power to destroy the atomic bomb that destroyed Hir…
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Haiti will suffer many new earthquakes
Scientists warned of a terrible earthquake in Haiti last week could be just the start of a series of strong earthquakes in the Caribbean region.
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Africa's strongest volcano erupted
Africa's most powerful active volcano Nyamuragira in Congo suddenly erupted violently on January 2, threatening the ecology of a national park.
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Vietnam strives to protect the ozone layer
Starting from January 1, 2010, all CFCs (clorofluorocarbon) degrade ozone layer will be banned from importing into Vietnam.
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Tungurahua volcano 'wakes up'
On January 9, a volcanic activity researcher in Ecuador said the Tungurahua volcano is working again. Authorities evacuated 10 villages living there.
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Tropical depression on the East Sea
According to the Center for Central Hydrometeorological Forecasting, in the afternoon of January 13, a tropical low pressure area in the area between the East Sea has st…
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Afghanistan: Blizzard causes at least 120 deaths
At least 120 people were killed and thousands of cattle died of snowstorms in the last two weeks in Afghanistan, according to the government's January 16 announcement.
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There was a tropical depression again
On the afternoon of January 22, a low pressure area in the middle of the East Sea became stronger into a tropical depression. With strong intensity level 6, low pressure…
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The most severe cold waves are coming in the last 12 years
On January 23, Dr. Nguyen Van Thang - Director of the Center for Meteorological and Climate Research (Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment) said that this…