CNN 2012-08-29

First up today, from Florida to Louisiana, the watch was on for Isaac. Early Sunday, this was listed as a tropical storm with wind speeds up to 65m/h. But forecasters were saying Isaac could strengthen to a hurricane today, and thats when it was expe

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA IN VOA SPECIAL ENGLISH. I'm Steve Ember. Today, Mary Tillotson and I welcome you to a group of islands that extends into the Atlantic Ocean from the southern state of Florida. These islands are called the Florid

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Everglades is a Wild World Unlike Any Other 湿地是野生世界不可替代的存在 From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Faith Lapidus. And Im Shirley Griffith. This week, we tell about Everglades National Park in the America

美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-03-10

Hi, I'm Carl A zuz, news out of South America leading off today's show. Hugo Chavez, the long time leader of Venezuela has died. Chavez was born in Venezuela in 1954, in 1998, he was elected president, the youngest one in Venezuela's history. He was

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Why does Florida have so many springs? Florida sits on a layer of porous limestone which acts as an underground reservoir or aquifer. This aquifer can absorb huge amounts of water. Where the pressure is great enough, springs bubble up, spewing up bil

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The Florida Everglades are home to alligators, dozens of bird species, beautiful flowers and exotic plants. It's easy to see what attracts people to these places. But Florida's population growth, coupled with farms that require a never-ending supply

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Aunt Jane and the four Alden children, Violet, Benny, Henry, and Jessie, hurried out of the Miami Airport. They had arrived in Florida to visit Aunt Janes friend, Kay Kingsley. Grandfathers sister, Aunt Jane said, Hurry, children. She smiled to herse

THIS IS AMERICA - Florida Keys

THIS IS AMERICA - November 4, 2002: Florida Keys By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: In the northern part of the world, the autumn season is turning the leaves brown, red and gold. Winter’s cold will arrive

Coastal City's Future Depends on Costly, Unpopular Changes

Climate change has had a number of effects on cities around the world, including rising sea levels. And, this has become an especially big problem for coastal cities. City officials must now prepare for higher tides on their coasts. The American city

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STEVE EMBER: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. This week, we tell about Everglades National Park in the American state of Florida. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: When many people think of

Everglades National Park: 'The Liquid Heart of Florida'

Everglades National Park: 'The Liquid Heart of Florida' Today on our national parks journey, we explore the Everglades in South Florida. When many people think of Florida, images of sandy coasts, theme parks and rocket launches come to mind. But it i

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Environmental groups are praising a decision by the U.S. state of Florida to buy a vast tract of farmland to restore the Everglades wetlands. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the deal aims to control water pollution and ensure fresh water suppli

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The Everglades on a rainy afternoon present a lush picture of tranquility. Of course, you can't see the mosquitoes here. Recently, in a story about the Okefenokee swamp that straddles the Florida-Georgia state line. We noted that it's a true swamp, u

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The Florida Everglades are home to alligators, dozens of bird species, beautiful flowers and exotic plants. It's easy to see what attracts people to these places. But Florida's population growth, coupled with farms that require a never-ending supply

英语听力：自然百科 NASA救助冻伤海龟

With record-breaking cold temperatures in Florida this week , efforts to save tropical sea turtles on the beaches are paying off. Beginning last week when the cold snap began, NASAs Kennedy Space Center teamed up with Floridas Fish and Wildlife Conse

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But the human's struggle to pin down water is forever balanced on a knife edge. Get that balance wrong, and you pay the price. For all their ingenuity, the Garamantes over-exploited their ground water. Eventually, it ran out, and so did their civiliz

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Don: Today, on A Moment of Science, the Ocean's Most Wanted. Sure, they might seem innocent and downright lovely in your aquarium, but released into the wild, your plants and fish can knock aquatic ecosystems right out of balance. Today's invasive sp

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By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 18 May 2006 watch Gator Killings report Florida wildlife officials are warning residents to avoid areas where alligators are on the prowl. Three women have been killed

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Florida, in the southeastern United States, is called the Sunshine State. It grows more oranges than anyplace except Brazil. But Arctic air has damaged some Florida oranges and strawberries in recen