World Oceans Day 2018 On June 8th, much of the world observes United Nations World Oceans Day. The idea is to remind people how important the world's oceans are to all life on Earth, to celebrate their beauty, and to bring attention to the impact hum

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The term 500-year flood event basically means there`s a rare 1-in-500 chance that a particular flood would hit in a given year. Southeast Texas has seen two of these 500-year flood events in two months, what a CNN meteorologist described as very bad

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The Qingdao-Amazon Web Service (AWS) Joint Innovation Center is the first of its kind in China. [Photo: enet.com.cn] Amazon's cloud-computing arm has launched a global joint innovation center in the coastal city of Qingdao, the first of its kind in C

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BBC News with Jonathan Izard. A spokesman for the Senegalese Army says its troops have entered the Gambia, where the long-time leader, Yahya Jammeh, is refusing to give up power. The new president, Adama Barrow, has been sworn in at the Gambian Embas

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Katia: Hello Felipe, how are you? Felipe: Fine thank you and you? Katia: Good, good. Listen, I heard that you know a lot about Ecuadorean food. Can you tell me a little bit about it? What is your favorite or what is it that you don't like? Can you ju

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Danny: So, we've been talking a lot about food. Do you have a favorite restaurant? Alex:Yeah, I do. I haven't been there for years, but it's still my favorite. It's called The Little Snail Danny: The Little Snail. Alex: And it's a French restaurant,

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You've heard about them, and maybe seen them in movies as they [dict]smash[/dict] apart ocean liners, or wash whole cities into the sea. What causes[dict] tidal [/dict]waves, and how are they different from the ordinary waves that wash against our co

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Scientists believe the problem was magnified by a fierce new predator who appeared on the scene, competing for what scarce food did remain. 科学家们相信让问题加剧的是新出现的一种厉害的掠食者,争夺所剩无几的食物。 O

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Megalodon, fossils are found in the kind of geologic deposits that form pretty close to shore. 能在离海岸非常近的地质沉淀物中,发现巨齿鲨的化石。 So, as far as we know, it was not a deep water kind of species or an open ocean

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Karlo: Let's talk about Croatian cuisine, is there such a thing? Vesna: I would roughly say yes, but traditionally, the continental and the coastal part of the country has different cooking traditions. Karlo: Why do you think is that? Vesna: It proba

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Task 3: Global Climate Change Today, scientists have found that the greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere have changed the global climate. These gases are largely due to human activities, such as the burning up of gas, coal and oil, and the destru

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Hello, I am Brooke Baldwin at the CNN Center here in Atlanta, and here is a look at what is happening NOW IN THE NEWS. There was an evacuation at a Michigan hospital this morning after a helicopter crashed during take-off. It happened right there at

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Actor Cate Blanchett will head the awards jury at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival in May. The Australian movie star is a major voice in the campaign against sexual harassment. In a statement, Festival officials Pierre Lescure and Thierry Fremaux praise

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Rising Seas Force Changes on Historic Farms Looking out the window of his Ford truck, Bob Fitzgerald sees large, undesirable plants growing in the fields. Visitors to his neighborhood in Princess Anne, Maryland mainly see dying forests and empty farm

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Broadcast: Feb 07, 2003 The Cricket World Cup opens in South Africa Sunday, amid much controversy over matches planned for Zimbabwe and Kenya. Cricket, cricket, cricket! The opening ceremony is tomorr

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Sri Lankans Look to Rebuild after Deadly Tsunami 斯里兰卡从渴望在海啸后重建家园 Two weeks after the deadly tsunami ravaged scores of communities along its coast, some of Sri Lankan say

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Statistics from the Ministry of Water Resources indicate that nearly two-thirds of Chinese cities are suffering from water shortages. Among them, more than 100 are seriously threatened by the problem. Han Ying, an official with the Tianjin municipal

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President Bush tried to calm investors' nerves this morning, a day after two venerable financial institutions were hobbled by the mortgage crisis. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports. The president spoke to reporters just hours after investors began to

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1. Hurricane season begins today, but there are lingering doubts about whether the federal government is ready for what's ahead. New Orleans and other coastal communities are still recovering from las

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By Cynthia Kirk ENVIRONMENT REPORT -February 1, 2002: Antarctic Ice This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. New measurements show that ice in West Antarctica is thickening. Scientists conc

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