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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

Working to Save Lives When a Tsunami Strikes

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

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-10-28

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

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Crowds converged on a gas station near Saint, Louis early Wednesday, after a police officer shot and killed a man. The officer fired a series of shots late Tuesday, after the man allegedly point a handgun at the police officer. At least four people w

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

CNN 2009-09-24

Im Nicole Lapin at the CNN center in Atlanta. Heres a look at whats happening now in the news. Cleanup is under way across many parts of Georgia as the state recovers from deadly flooding. Major highways all around Atlanta are now back open, but loo

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

CNN 2009-09-03

Hey, there! Thanks for joining us. I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The hard work of thousands of firefighters who have been added around the clock is paying off today. Weather has also p

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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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Lesson Seven 听力部分 Dictation: Please prepare your paper and pen. ___ was discovered ________________________. It ______________a ________ long before it was _____ at _____________. Some ____ still think it ____________________! _______________

英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-10-26

A trough across the Top End is causing thundery showers with another trough bringing light rain and storms to northern and central WA. Cool, southwesterly winds are bringing light rain to Victoria and Tasmania. Mostly dry and warm in Queensland. Isol

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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英文文本 The frightened Roman colonists then had to fall back to theone place they were sure that they were going to be protected by their emperorand their gods, the great temple of Claudius. If the terrified Romans, thoughtthey were going to esc

CCTV9英语新闻：Early June sees storms affecting many regions in China

For the latest weather conditions across the country, we cross live to Ding Yi from China Meteorological Administration. Q1. Hello Ding Yi, we've seen plenty of rainstorms affecting many parts of China. Is such weather expected to continue?

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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Forecasters are warning of another round of torrential rains in the central Chinese province of Hunan over the coming days. Luo Yijun, deputy director of Hunan's Flood Control Office, says a number of cities in the province should be prepared for mor

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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