Houston is an industrial city, central to the nation's oil and gas industry, and home to one of the busiest ports in the country. It's also home to more than a dozen of the 41 superfund sites in Texas. Those are areas contaminated with toxic waste th

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(172) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈环境系列

Rising Seas, Development Predicted to Cause More Flood Disasters The Tropical Storm Harvey in the Unites States and the monsoon in South Asia have again shown how dangerous and destructive floodwaters can be. More than 1,200 people have died across I

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Most of the South Island has had heavy rain causing flooding. In Nelson, a mudslide came down on top of a house, killing the woman who lived there. Heavy rain caused more mudslides in many parts of Nelson and some roads were closed. Dunedin and Chris

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Hello everyone ,this Tuesday on CNN student news ,we are taking you under the big top.First though,we're headed down to the mighty Mississippi.That would be the Mississippi River which is causing floods up and down as it path through the United State

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A Prime Minister under pressure,austerity measures,government's way of cutting spending, huge debts and protest,you might we are talking about Greece.We are talking about Italy.This is Prime Minister,Silvio Berlusconi.The overseas country that so dee

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New York City Marathon canceled NEW YORK, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) - The New York City Marathon will not take place as planned on Sunday, a New York city official said Friday. City officials and the organizers of the marathon have been under pressure to cance

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Levee 堤 A levee is a system to control water levels. 堤是一种控制水位的系统。 When it rains a lot, floods can happen. 降雨很多时,就可能会发生洪水。 People build walls along rivers or coasts to prevent floods. 人们在河边

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1. Congress has approved legislation that ends furloughs of air traffic controllers. 2. Government officials say the Boston bombing suspects mother was added to a federal terrorism database about 18 months before the attack. 3. Hundreds of high schoo

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Kerry Hears Concerns About Iran Nuclear Agreement 克里听取对伊朗核协议的担忧 In the news today U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is hearing concerns about the agreement reached with Iran last month to limit its nuclear activities. Mr. K

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AS IT IS 2015-08-05 Bangkok Could Soon Be Underwater 曼谷在不久的未来将被淹没 The Italian city of Venice and the American city of New Orleans, Louisiana are slowly sinking. 意大利威尼斯市,美国新奥尔良市和路易斯安那正在

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AS IT IS 2016-07-07 North Korea Releases Dam Water into South Without Warning 朝鲜水坝无预警开闸防水 North Korea released water from a dam near its border with South Korea Wednesday morning without warning. 周三早晨,朝鲜在未经预先

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Hurricane and Tropical Storm Irene has risen sharply to at least 40 as of Tuesday, as more bodies were pulled from floodwaters, according to state authorities. Eleven states in the U.S. east coast r

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Flooding triggered by heavy rains has forced millions of Pakistanis to leave homes as the disaster has damaged hundreds of thousands of homes and destroyed acres of crops in southern Pakistan. The provinces of Sindh and Baluchistan have been worst hi

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Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. A levee break this morning in Illinois near the swollen Mississippi River has forced the closure of the Great Ri

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Hello everyone, I'm Creshon Saunders at the cnn.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Today, today as I suspend my campaign, I congratulate him on the victory he has won, and the extraordinary race he has run;

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Iran Flooding Worst in 200 Years Greg La MotteCairo 14 Aug 2001 12:47 UTC More than 200 people are dead in what is thought to be Iran ' s worst flooding in two centuries. The death toll is expected to

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At least 100 people are thought to have been killed by flooding and landslides triggered(触发) by heavy rain in the northern Philippines(菲律宾), officials say. Most of the deaths were in Benguet province, where landslides were reported to have hit

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And the Associated Press now confirms that the death toll from Harvey has risen to 12. But as we focus on Texas and Louisiana, nature is also taking a devastating toll elsewhere. Heavy monsoons are paralyzing Mumbai, India, right now. More than 1,200

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

影视金曲:Miley Cyrus - When I Look At You Miley Cyrus的这首《When I Look At You》新单曲收录在了她的新片《The Last Song》中,该电影赚得了两千五百四十万的票房。这首歌也在电子歌曲下载排行榜上位列

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麦莉塞勒斯《绝唱》主题歌When I Look At You 迪斯尼的摇滚小天后麦莉塞勒斯携手自己的男友主演这一部纯爱电影《绝唱》,电影的口碑很不怎么样,但是凭借她的超高人气好歹这首主题歌也是受

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