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Strong earthquakes this year
The earthquake in China on April 14 was just one of dozens of strong earthquakes that occurred from the beginning of the year.
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Earthquakes in China are very unusual
Instead of appearing at the intersection of two tectonic plates like the big earthquakes of the year, the earthquake in China yesterday occurred inside a tectonic plate.
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Great earthquake in Chile
A 8.8-magnitude quake struck Chile this morning, killing at least 78 people, collapsing buildings and causing tsunami warnings across Asia.
Environment
Snowfall buried dozens of people in Pakistan
On February 18, a horrific snowfall claimed 20 lives in a mountainous village in northern Pakistan, while another 30 were still buried in a 1.5-2m thick snow.
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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.
Environment
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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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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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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Taiwan: Strong earthquake injured 14 people
On December 19, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Hualien City, 135km from Taiwan's Chinese capital (China), injuring 14 people.
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Indonesia may have to catch a tsunami again
A strong earthquake will occur beneath Indonesia's Mentawai Islands and may cause tsunamis, a scientist predicts.
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Post-flood disaster in South India
Flooding in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in early October has gradually shrunk. However, millions of people are still unable to return to their home…
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A series of natural disasters in 24 hours - Unusual coincidence?
4 tropical storms, 2 strong earthquakes accompanied by tsunamis, all occur around the Western Pacific and South Asia within just 24 hours. So we can relate to each other?
Environment
Image of volcanic smoke column
Surrounded by clouds, shots of smoke, dust and steam rising from an active volcano are an impressive illustration of nature's power.
Environment
Sichuan earthquake again, thousands of houses damaged
A small earthquake on the morning of June 30 damaged thousands of homes in Sichuan Province (China).
Environment
Natural disasters are more frightening because of slums
The rampant development of many urban slums along with the greenhouse effect is increasing the level of danger of natural disasters.