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Looking back at the 10 worst natural disasters in American history
While Super Typhoon Sandy just ravaged the United States, look back at the worst natural disasters in this country's history.
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake off Indonesia
On the afternoon of October 8, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Indonesia but did not cause tsunami warnings.
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France: Incident at Fessenheim nuclear power plant
On the afternoon of September 5, an incident occurred at the Fessenheim nuclear power plant, in the Haut-Rhin region of France that caused two people to suffer minor bur…
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Earthquake shook Indonesia
A strong earthquake just rocked off Indonesia, causing panic-stricken residents to flee the house. AFP reports from the US Geological Survey that the magnitude 6.6 earth…
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Russian agriculture lost more than $ 1 billion due to the weather
According to a reporter in the Russian Federation, hot weather this summer with temperatures of up to 29-30 degrees Celsius, has caused Russia's agricultural sector to l…
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Forest fires continue to rage in European countries
Two large wildfires occurred on Spain's northern border between France and Catalan from July 22, killing four people. All 4 victims are French. The Catalan government sa…
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The temperature in the 48 states of the US is higher than the average
The US Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on July 9 said that hot temperatures in the second half of June have set a new record for heat in the first six mont…
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Nearly 100 hectares of Hai Van forest were destroyed
Thousands of people were mobilized to fight forest fire in Hai Van (Da Nang) but it took more than 10 hours after the outbreak, the fire was just extinguished.
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Radioactive leaks at nuclear power plants in France
On April 5, two small fires caused radioactive leaks at France's Penly power plant, on the English Channel near Dieppe harbor, but the leaked radiation was collected bac…
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Burning about 100 hectares of forest in Hoang Lien National Park
After 4 days, the fire in Hoang Lien National Park (Lao Cai) burned about 100 hectares of forest. The control of fire still faces many difficulties due to the inability…
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Philippines: earthquake, 5 people injured
This morning 6-3, a moderate intensity earthquake cracked many high-rise buildings in the central Philippines, causing at least 5 people to be injured and causing many o…
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Smoke and forest fires are assassins with humanity
An Australian scientist predicts that climate change will make the world's forests burn more and more and cause tremendous damage to human health and money.
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Japan drill to prepare to exploit gas in the seabed
On February 15, Japan National Petroleum and Petroleum Group (JOGMEC) began drilling for the trial operation of Methane Hydrate in Pacific waters off Aichi Prefecture, C…
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Large fires burned 1,500 hectares of forests in Chile
Chilean authorities on December 29 said a massive fire destroyed and damaged 1,500 hectares of forest in the Patagonia nature reserve in the south of the country, leavin…