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Landslides in China, 100 people may be buried
The landslide fell down to 40 houses in a village in Sichuan province earlier, more than 100 people may have been trapped under the rock.
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Explore the world-like sand hill in Thousand and One Nights in Japan
Located along the Japanese coast region in the city of Tottori, sand dunes have amazing beauty.
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A strange crystal whirlpool on the top of the Andes
Scientists have discovered a new form of tornado formed in the South American Andes, causing crystal-like rock crystals to appear along sand dunes.
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Snow falls in the Sahara desert from the universe
NASA's earth observation satellite captured snow images of desert areas in North Africa, the first phenomenon that occurred after 37 years.
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Snow fell for the first time in 37 years in the Sahara
The snow covered the sand hills in the Sahara desert for almost a day, marking the second time that snow appeared here since 1979.
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The most exotic deserts in the world
The vast deserts not only have sandy beaches, harsh climates, but sometimes they also have interesting and strange characteristics that stimulate people's curiosity.
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Video: Huge sandstorm 'devour' a whole city in China
The city of Jiuquan, Gansu Province, northwestern China has been attacked by a sandstorm, with the size of local newspapers being like Bible events.
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Deaths pits appeared in Hanoi, many households had to evacuate
Settlement pit with a diameter of about 10m, 7m deep, sticking to the foot of a two-storey house of Mr. Nguyen Van Bac's family in My Duc (Hanoi).
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Tsunami of nearly 100m each swept the Earth
The world today is more likely to be shaped by a giant tsunami nearly 100 meters high caused by meteorites.
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15 strange sandy beaches
When we think about sandy beaches, we often think of yellow light, but in the world there are unusual sandy beaches ...
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The Syrian war caused an unusual sandstorm in the Middle East
According to Israeli scientists, last month's sandstorm in the Middle East was an unusual, man-made phenomenon in Syria and Iraq.
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Mysterious 'sand hill to sing'
The phenomenon in some desert areas emits strange sounds like music tracks, sometimes like the sound of playing a bass song, sometimes a ringtone
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The cause of sand storms raging throughout the Middle East
A big sandstorm in the week swept across the Middle East, leaving at least 12 people dead and hundreds hospitalized.
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Sandstorm 100 meters high in Inner Mongolia
Sandstorms hit a district of Zhanliang Luan, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, creating a sand wall about 100 meters high.
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Every year, 27 million tons of sand and dust fly from the Sahara to Amazon
It is estimated that an average of 182 million tons of Sahara dust is blown away by the wind every year, of which about 27 million tons are trapped in the Amazon.