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November 5 is United Nations Tsunami Awareness Day. Tsunami is a Japanese word for a long, destructive ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake. The goal of the observance is to learn from disasters of the past and to prepare for the future. Two t

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November 5 is United Nations Tsunami Awareness Day. Tsunami is a Japanese word for a long, destructive ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake. The goal of the observance is to learn from disasters of the past and to prepare for the future. Two t

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Indonesian officials say an early warning system failed to alert locals before a tsunami wiped out about ten villages on the tiny Mentawai Islands. More than 270 people have been killed in the three-metre tsunami with another 400 still missing. Techn

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-29

The Federal Government's confirmed that four detainees have escaped Sydney's Villawood detention centre in the last month. All four have since been recaptured and the Government says security is now tighter. Another 90 asylum seekers will move to Vil

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Animals’ Early Warning Systems

Animals’ Early Warning Systems By Brent Frazee / 2005 The Kansas City Star , Knight Ridder Newspaper. Distributed by Tribune Media Service International. Biologists report wildlife’s amazing abili

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New Technology Provides Early Warning for Heart Attacks

Researchers say they have developed technology that could predict heart attacks years before they happen. The researchers report using mathematical algorithms to examine computed tomography, or CT, images of a patients heart. A CT scan uses X-rays an

2006年VOA标准英语-US Scientists Work on Computer Model to Detect

By Anthony Stokes Washington, D.C. 14 July 2006 watch earthquake report U.S. geological experts are working to develop a computer model that can better detect an earthquake and warn people in advance. VOA's Anthony Stokes looks at how the early warn

Japan’s Early Warning System One of the Best in the World

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A powerful earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan at two forty-six p.m. local time on March eleventh. Japans Meteorological Agency released its first tsunami warnings just three minutes la

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Both China and South Korea are warning Japan not to hamper regional peace and stability. The call comes after the Japanese cabinet passed a controversial resolution which will allow Japan to send troops overseas. The Chinese government is warning thi

美国科学60秒 SSS 2015-04-15

Early warning systems can be the difference between life and death in earthquake-prone regions. But they are expensive. The US, Mexico and Japan have such systems. That leaves large swats of central and South America, Asia and the Caribbean unprotect

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So the rigid hierarchical structure of Egyptian society wasn't just dictated by the Pharaohs. It also emerged because the Egyptians had only one water source - the Nile. 5,000 years ago, it wasn't just the ancient Egyptians who noticed the value of r

CCTV9英语新闻12月：英拉:选举之前不下台

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said she would continue her duties as caretaker Prime Minister until the election, which is expected early next February. She pleaded for anti-government demonstrators to clear the streets and support the e

军事英语词汇

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2006年VOA标准英语-Japan Unveils World's First Earthquake Early Al

By Steve Herman Tokyo 05 August 2006 The world's first earthquake early warning system has begun operating in Japan. The government-developed system takes advantage of the precious seconds between the first indication of a powerful tremor and the ar

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China is frequently hit by earthquake. Now it's planning to build a national earthquake monitoring and warning system within five years to reduce casualties and economic losses. An official from the administration said while the system would not be a

Earthquake Early Warning

The US Government is testing an early warning system for earthquakes, which could buy vital seconds of time in advance of a major incident. For years the US has lagged behind Japan in quake detection technology and it is hoped that this latest system

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Smoking doesn't keep fat off A new Australian study debunking the myth that cigarettes keep weight down is a further warning about the dangers of smoking, an anti-smoking body says. A new Australian study debunking the myth that cigarettes keep weigh

VOA常速英语2019--美国地质局推出先进的地震预警系统

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