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Hanoi has a stronger earthquake than HCMC
The earthquake this morning made Ho Chi Minh City
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Strong earthquake in the Mexican-American border area
Around 6 am on April 5 (Hanoi time), a powerful earthquake of 7.2 on the Richter scale occurred in the Baja California state of Mexico (near the US border).
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Japan shook by earthquakes
A seismic intensity of 6.6 on the Richter scale occurred on the east coast of Japan yesterday that shook buildings in the capital and many other places.
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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.
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The earthquake pulled down the presidential palace
An unprecedented large earthquake in Haiti for 200 years rocked the entire nation yesterday, causing many buildings to collapse including the presidential palace.
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Lose instinct because of excess light
Light pollution refers to inefficient use of artificial light, causing adverse impacts on the economy, environment and health.
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Strong earthquake in the capital of the Philippines
A magnitude 6 quake struck the Philippines' capital Manila, causing many office workers to rush to the streets, witnesses and seismologists said.
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Strong earthquakes in Indonesia cause a tsunami of 3m high
A 8.2-magnitude earthquake happened off Indonesia's Sumatra island, causing tsunami warnings across the Indian Ocean. Nearly 3m high tsunami hit Padang town, about 20 mi…
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Bangkok is an area of earthquake risk
Thailand is drafting a regulation to declare Bangkok an earthquake-prone area after the city was hit by an earthquake of 8.4 magnitude in Indonesia, an official of the c…
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Ice cooling buildings
On hot sunny days, electricity consumption in New York alone was equal to Chile. But with the ice cooling system that some buildings have deployed, this number can be re…
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Mexico: Strong earthquake, thousands of people panic
A strong earthquake happened last night (5-7) rocked many areas of southern Mexio and made thousands of people panic to run out to the street. There is no information ab…
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China: Prohibit the air conditioner if the temperature is lower than 33oC
Nanjing city government, Jiangsu Province, east China has banned government buildings from using air conditioning if temperatures have not reached 33 ° C.
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Thailand earthquake prevention experience
Thailand is currently very interested in the anti-earthquake standard in construction with paving the way for scientific arguments before the National Council considers…
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Hanoi shakes because of the quake 4
The Institute of Geophysics has just said that in the afternoon of 15h56 this afternoon in Hanoi, there was a strong shock level 3-4 due to the impact of the 6.1-magnitu…
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16 cities are funded to
16 cities worldwide including New York, Chicago, Houston (USA), Toronto (Canada), Mexico City (Mexico), London (England), Berlin (Germany), Tokyo (Japan) and Rome (Italy…