NPR 2011-08-18

President Obama says it will probably be at least a year before home prices start rising again and sales pick up. It will probably take this year and next year for us to see a slow appreciation again in the housing market. And he says the federal gov

强风继续助长加州野火

Strong Winds Continue to Fuel California Wildfires Firefighters continue to fight wildfires in southern California, including a new fire just north of San Diego. In the past five days, the fires have destroyed at least 500 buildings and forced 190,00

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Kenya Becomes Latest Country to Ban Plastic Bags Kenya has joined the growing list of countries to ban plastic bags. A new Kenyan law bars the production, sale and even use of polythene plastic bags. People caught breaking the law may be fined up to

SSS 2009-09-10

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration [NOAA], spends most of its time trying to understand and predict changes in the environment, along with conserving and managing coastal and marine resources. But its scientific expertise also just made

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Kenya's ocean waters are home to five out of the world's eight species of turtles. All are classified as either endangered or critically endangered, and are threatened by poaching, fishing nets, development and pollution. The conservation groups Wata

科学家:大堡礁保护措施不足

CANBERRA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have criticized the Australian government's multi-million dollar Great Barrier Reef protection plan, claiming it ignores the threat of climate change. The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) was asked to produ

英语听力：自然百科 驼背鲸

Off the coast of Boston, scientists scan the horizon for something largehumpback whales. In the busy waters of the Stellwagen Bank, National Marine Sanctuary, whales must navigate around submerged fishing gear. And on the surface, collisions to the s

全球海洋保护峰会开幕

Officials from around the world are meeting this week to discuss protecting the worlds oceans amid climate change and overfishing. The Global Oceans Action Summit for Food Security and Blue Growth is being held in The Hague. The summit runs through A

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General assembly has begun on China's self-developed amphibious aircraft AG600 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province. Workers are currently assembling the fuselage of the world's largest amphibious aircraft. Huang Lingcai, chief designer of the

中国海平面去年上升38毫米 创30年来最高

A report released last Wednesday by China's State Oceanic Administration warned that sea levels monitored last year reached the highest level since 1980. 中国国家海洋局上周三发布的一份报告警告称，去年监测的我国海平面高度

Typhoon alert remains high in east China

HANGZHOU, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's east coast remains on alert Friday as a pair of typhoons threaten to wreak havoc. Typhoon Bolaven, the 15th typhoon of the year, was gaining force Friday and was forecast to reach the East China Sea on Sunday, th

China has full picture of coastal water resources

China has full picture of coastal water resources BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday officially concluded an eight-year-long national marine survey, giving the country a true picture of its coastal water resources. Launched by the State Oce

Trashed Oceans Threaten Marine Life

Last September, more than 600,000 volunteers from all over the world participated(参与共享) in International Coastal Cleanup Day. According to a report released recently, they removed more than 3.5 million kilos of trash from ocean beaches, river

NE China to set up two drone bases for marine surveillance

NE China to set up two drone bases for marine surveillance SHENYANG, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two drone bases will be established in northeast China's Liaoning Province for real time surveillance on coastal waters, local authorities said Saturday. One of

Typhoon-triggered oil spill cleaned up in S China province

NANNING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- An oil spill triggered by typhoon Kai-Tak in the south China city of Beihai has been cleaned up, according to a local official. Typhoon Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, has left one dead and two missing in Gu

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1. Alabama officials say a duck hunter has found the body of one of the four children allegedly thrown from a coastal bridge by their father. The discovery raises hopes that the other bodies will also be recovered. 2. President Bush said he is open

Reclamation Project Frenzy in China

Reclamation projects in some Chinese coastline cities have become shortcuts to develop local economies. With lower costs, local governments usually encourage real estate developers to reclaim land from the sea, but at the same time, such model has al

China launches emergency response in face of typhoon

BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China has initiated an emergency response and early-warning plan for disaster relief in order to cope with the severity of typhoon Haikui, according to a circular issued by the National Commission for Disaster Reduction on

China launches its largest patrol vessel

WUHAN, July 28 (Xinhua) -- China launched its largest and most advanced patrol vessel Haixun01 on Saturday in Wuhan, a city in central China's Hubei province, in a move to maintain its marine sovereignty and enhance its rescue efficiency. Haixun01 is

日本名护市市长开始竞选

日本名护市市长开始竞选 TOKYO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Candidates started their official campaign on Sunday to compete for the mayor of Nago, an election which may affect the relocation of a U.S. military base in Okinawa. It will be a race betw