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发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2016年8月

Another natural disaster has struck the North American nation of Mexico. A little over a week after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake occurred near the country's southern coast, a magnitude 7.1 tremor hit yesterday. This one in central Mexico and it caused

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年9月

This is the moment New Zealand's largest earthquake in 20 years' struck. I was behind the counter serving a couple of customers and just the power of the earthquake was just absolutely amazing, and you could just see your stock just flying across th

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2007年

Tens of thousands homes are without power following the 5.8 magnitude quake. There are two aftershocks with similar magnitude. There are no reports of major damage or injuries though. Authorities are still trying to rebuild the city after 180 people

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2011年

This is one of China's lucky survivors. His hind legs crushed after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Sichuan Province last May, killing nearly 70,000 people, but his luck didn't stop there. He was picked up by this woman and brought to her private

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2008年

Northern California Quake: No Way to Know When Next One Will Hit 美国加利福尼亚州发生6.0级地震 余震无法预测 A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked northern Californias Napa Valley on Sunday. Roads twisted and water mains burst. It was t

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(八月)

美国阿拉斯加发生7.9级地震 已发布海啸预警 AZUZ: Just after midnight on Tuesday, the earth jolted beneath the Gulf of Alaska. This is a Pacific body of water surrounded by southern Alaska. The earthquake that hit there was powerful, m

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年2月

Did the pandas in Chinas Wolong Reserve know that Mondays earthquake was coming before it hit? A British tourist watching the pandas as the quake struck offered a keen observation. They had been really lazy and just eaten a little bit of bamboo and,

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2008年

Cameras captured the moment the earthquake hit at 2:46 on Friday afternoon in Japan. The nation's lawmakers felt the power of the magnitude 8.9 force. And the cameras rolled here in a Sendai newsroom about 90 miles from the quake. It set off this hug

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2011年

Two Powerful Earthquakes Strike Chile 两次强力地震袭击了智利 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. A powerful earthquake struck an area near the northern coast of Chile on Wednesday. The earthquake came a day after an even strong

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(四)月

Earthquakes Remind Californians to Prepare for Disasters 地震提醒加州人预备应对灾难 A series of moderate earthquakes that rocked Los Angeles recently have reminded residents to be ready for a disaster. Safety experts say every household

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(四月)

A woman alive is pulled from the rubble of a hotel in Padang, Indonesia. The brunt of Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which originated in the sea off Sumatra Island, appeared to have been born by Padang. The death toll throughout Indonesia is o

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2009年

Did the pandas in Chinas Wolong Reserve know that Mondays earthquake was coming before it hit? A British tourist watching the pandas as the quake struck offered a keen observation. They had been really lazy and just eaten a little bit of bamboo and,

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2008年

Bamboo, the staple diet of pandas, is reportedly in high demand following last months powerful earthquake in Chinas Sichuan Province. Officials say there is only three to five months' supply of bamboo for the pandas to eat. There are many landslides

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2008年

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for intensified rescue efforts, saying life is the most important thing. The President also stressed efforts to relocate people, and handle relief work. Xi urged local departments to monitor seismic activity an

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 CCTV9英语新闻2014年08月

The death toll of magnitude-6.5 earthquake that rocked the city of Zhaotong in Southwest Chinas Yunnan Province has now climbed to 410, 12 are confirmed as missing and more than two thousand and three hundred people were injured. Over one million peo

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 CCTV9英语新闻2014年08月

Chinese flags flew at half-staff to mark the beginning of a three-day mourning period for the victims of a massive earthquake that struck southwestern China one week ago. More than 34,000 people have been confirmed dead, and the casualties now includ

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年5月

Dark Fiber Networks Can Sense Seismicity When an earthquake hits or a volcano erupts, scientists traditionally record the shaking using a specially designed instrument called a seismometer. These sensors are extremely sensitive, but theyre also expen

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年科学美国人1月

And the direction the crystals are pointing makes a difference to the speed seismic waves travel through the rock: a wave traveling parallel to the crystalsin other words, along the length of the toothpickmoves faster than a wave traveling in the oth

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Californians participated in an annual drill, and helped prepare for what scientists say could strike at any moment, an earthquake. Scientists have also been busy preparing. The US Geological Survey recently unveiled its new earthquake alert system c

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