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Except for the ruffling of waves, and the pull of the tides, you probably think of the ocean as pretty flat. You wouldn't expect it to have a geography, its waters piled up into lasting hills or sunk into valleys. Sea level ought to be pretty level,

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Scientists are predicting a 110-mile sheet of ice -- a chunk the size of the state of Delaware -- will break off Antarctica in the coming days or weeks. The cause is warming ocean waters, and the ice melt has implications for sea level rise well beyo

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The Norwegian people catch herring in nets, then they salt, smoke, or dry them to make sure they will keep almost forever without spoiling. 挪威人用网打捞鲱鱼，然后，用盐腌制、用烟熏制、或晒干风干，用各种方法保存鲱鱼

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This morning, New Zealanders had an extra hour in bed because we turned our clocks back. Summer time is finished. Already, we can feel the mornings and evenings are colder. In most of the South Island, the day time temperatures are cold too. However,

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China has set new goals for ecological and environmental protection in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, highlighting concerted efforts to control air and water pollution, and the conservation of resources. Under the plan, particles of PM2.5 -- in th

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The National Museum of African-American History and Culture here in Washington has many artifacts connected to slavery. For one woman, visiting the museum this week was a literal homecoming. Isabell Meggett Lucas was born and raise

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GWEN IFILL: This week marks a year since superstorm Sandy struck. More than 70 people were killed along the Eastern Seaboard. Damage totaled more than $65 billion, and it pounded New Jersey and New York City hard. It also prompted a reexamination --

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The more you know about the various heating systems that are available on the market today, the better able you will be to choose the best one for your home. Obviously, your main goal (besides being comfortable), is to have a heating and air conditio

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The Chinese moccasin is an ambush predator with a deadly bite. This is one of China's largest and most feared venomous snakes. But the monkeys have lived alongside these dangerous serpents for thousands of years. They use this specific alarm call to

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BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 6 million people had been affected by Typhoon Haikui in four provinces as of 8 a.m. Thursday, the country's flood control authority said. Typhoon Haikui, which made landfall early Wednesday morning in east China'

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YICHANG, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- China's Three Gorges Dam on Sunday reached its designed highest mark, the second time for the world's largest water control and hydropower project to run at full capacity. The water level hit 175 meters at 5 p.m. after st

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There would soon be an explosion; the kettle would be burst open. It is in this way that boiler explosions are often caused. When there is too much steam in a boiler, and it cannot get out, it presses against the sides of the boiler, until at last th

China to shorten name of proposed new media regulator

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The lengthy name of China's reorganized media regulatory body is expected to be shortened in response to public complaints, the secretariat of the annual parliamentary session said Wednesday. The Chinese name of the Stat

World banking regulator amends liquidity rules

GENEVA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on Sunday amended the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) proposed two years ago to help banks survive difficult times. The changes to the definition of the LCR, a key component of the

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Rain and Flood 暴雨洪灾 to burst their banks/ breaching of the dyke 决堤/ 溃堤 floods/ floodwater/ inundation 洪水 freshet 河水猛涨/ 涨水 water levels 水位 watercourses 河道/ 水道 the flood level 洪水水位 warning level 警戒水

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Nearly 90 percent of the planet's ice is in Antarctica, and most of the rest is in Greenland. 地球上将近90%的冰在南极洲；剩下的主要在格陵兰。 Go to the South Pole and you will be standing on nearly two miles of ice, at the North

CCTV9英语新闻：PM2.5 levels down 14.1 percent in 2015

Among many things, water pollution prevention and control was strengthened. The percentage of water rated at level 5 grade, which is the lowest grade, decreased 6.8 percent. Also, daily waste water treatment capacities for cities and towns increased

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Heavy rains have been battering the central and southern regions of China over the past few weeks. The downpours in central China's Hubei Province have killed five people, and left four missing, Roads, houses, power and water conservation facilities

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