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Houses crumbling after the earthquake in Taiwan
The magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck early this morning, damaging many buildings in southern Taiwan, including a collapsed 17-storey apartment building, leaving more than…
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Mist containing mercury poisoned the US city
Mist from the Pacific Ocean swept into San Francisco, USA, carrying toxic mercury compounds.
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End of the season, the storm still poured into the Pacific Ocean
In the afternoon of December 17, Typhoon Melor weakened into a low pressure area and dissipated on the East Sea. But off the Philippines, there is a new storm.
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The magnitude 7, 3 magnitude earthquake in the island nation of Vanuatu
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has just occurred in the waters of the island nation of Vanuatu, off the Pacific Ocean, without a tsunami warning.
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Rising sea level ink threatens to submerge many cities
According to scientists from the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA), many cities may be engulfed by seawater in the next 100-200 years.
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Three extremely rare tropical storms occur simultaneously on the Pacific Ocean
An extremely rare natural phenomenon is the three tropical storms that formed and developed at the same time in the Pacific Ocean.
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El Nino 2015 looks strange with the peak of 1997
This year's El Nino phenomenon is on track to become one of the most horrific incidents of this type ever recorded, and may even be more intense than the historic El Nin…
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Can 2015 El Nino cause more natural disasters?
The eastern Pacific Ocean is heating up, making the El Nino phenomenon likely to hit its peak in 1997 and causing unexpected disasters.
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Twin-minded storms on the Pacific Ocean from the universe
Astronauts on the ISS space station and weather satellite have taken many photos of two parallel storms in the Pacific Northwest.
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The most powerful super typhoon in the year goes straight to Japan and China
Super typhoon Soudelor, the most intense storm this year in the world, is heading straight into Japan and China after sweeping the western Pacific.
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Horror image of the strongest storm of the year seen from the universe
Tropical storm Soudelor is heading to Taiwan island from the western Pacific Ocean. It could become the strongest super typhoon in 2015.
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What is the imminent super-earthquake disaster?
The latest report by geologists predicts that the largest earthquake disaster in history may be imminent in the Pacific Northwest.
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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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New islands appear in Tonga after the volcanic eruption
A new island has just been formed in the Pacific after a volcanic eruption in the waters of the island nation of Tonga.
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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.