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Crossing the Pacific Ocean with plastic bottles
A young British man uses 12,500 plastic bottles to create a boat and use it to cross the Pacific Ocean.
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Strong earthquake near Samoa
Early on October 15, a 6-magnitude earthquake rocked the Pacific region near Samoa, which has suffered a strong earthquake that caused devastating tsunamis two weeks ago.
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The earthquake shook Indonesia again
A 6.1-magnitude quake struck this morning, causing Indonesia's Sulawesi island to shake - the US Geological Survey said.
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Why does the Pacific storm rarely attack the United States?
News about storms attacking the coast of Florida, Louisiana and many other southeastern states of the United States often appear on news items during the past summer ...
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One day, 5 earthquakes were rushing
On the morning of October 8, four earthquakes of magnitude 7.1-7.8 on the Richter scale shook the area between Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, the South Pacific in just…
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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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Earth warms weaken El Nino's function to prevent storms
The recirculation of the El Nino phenomenon in the eastern Pacific is seen as a shield to protect the US and the Caribbean from terrible storms that may be weakened by g…
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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?
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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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What have countries done to deal with tsunamis?
For tsunamis, any preparation, every moment is very important. It's simply a phone call that can save hundreds of lives.
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El Nino is back
Strategic forecasting organization Stratfor identifies the warmer Pacific surface temperatures, indicating the return of El Nino weather.
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Minor changes in solar activity strongly affect the climate
Very fragile connections between the 11-year solar cycle, the tropical stratosphere and the Pacific active in a coordinated manner to create a global climate cycle that…
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Storm No. 6 weakened, the North will have heavy rain
Due to the impact of the 12th strong storm off the Pacific, hurricane 6 moved more slowly than expected.
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El Nino is coming back
This summer is hot and winter may not have snow, this is the statement given by US meteorologists on August 4 when alerting the El Nino weather phenomenon is returning.
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Ocean garbage attracts adventurers
There is no charm like Antarctica or Mount Everest, but the twice-Pacific Pacific trash mountain is the destination for adventurers this summer.