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April 18, 1906, California's San Andreas Fault snaps, shaking San Francisco for nearly 60 terrifying seconds .When the trembling stops, the disaster is only beginning. Gas lines rupture, setting off massive fires, some 700 people die. Most of the ci

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2008年

On Monday, an earthquake in China measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale occurred along a fault where south Asia pushes against the Eurasian Landmass, smashing the Sichuan Plain into mountains, leading to the Tibetan highlands. In 1989, the Loma Prieta

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2008年

Did the pandas in Chinas Wolong Reserve know that Mondays earthquake was coming before it hit? A British tourist watching the pandas as the quake struck offered a keen observation. They had been really lazy and just eaten a little bit of bamboo and,

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(109) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2008年

The arrival of the P-waves in Valparaiso feels like a long sonic boom. Windows and buildings shudder. Some of the P-waves shoot up into the atmosphere, emitting a frightening roar. The secondary waves follow, carrying most of the earthquake's energy.

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2007年

Relief workers remembering those who died Flags are flying at half-mast across China. China is coming to the end of an official period of mourning for those who died in last weeks earthquake. For three days, there have been no entertainment events a

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 Take Away English

The earthquake came as a surprise to people in Britain On 27th February 2008, something very unusual happened in the UK; there was a rather large earthquake. It was the biggest earthquake in 25 years in the UK. There have been very small tremors in

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 Take Away English

Broadcast: May 16, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. Scientists in the United States have developed a computer program that they say could provide an early warnin

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2003(上)-科技导航

Pakistani officials say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake has killed at least 170 people in an impoverished area of southwest Pakistan and left thousands of others homeless. International aid groups in the region estimated at least 500 people have been kil

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

After Japan, Experts Rethink Costs, Safety of Nuclear Power The power plant was designed to withstand the largest tsunami ever to hit Japan, a 1960 event linked to a 9.5 magnitude earthquake in Chile, the largest earthquake in recorded history. The e

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(三月)

By Brian Wagner Miami 16 August 2007 Rescue workers in Peru are searching for survivors in the rubble of an earthquake that killed at least 450 people. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the quake toppled buildings and homes south of the capital. I

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(139) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck southwest of U.S. territory Guam on Saturday local time, the United States Geological Survey reported on its website. The quake occurred at 7:19 a.m. on Saturday local time (2119

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

So our Thai colleagues began soon after the 2004 tsunami with a survey to map out the areas that had been covered by the tsunami. It must have been a horrible job for them because they're going into an area of such disaster and the so much loss of li

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2010年

Japan is the United States' fourth-largest trading(贸易) partner, and trade had increased the first two months of this year -- before the earthquake and tsunami. Now the two busiest container ports in the United States are seeing the effects of

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

KUNMING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been confirmed injured in an earthquake near the border area of southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Tuesday, local authorities said. The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. wi

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A swarm of earthquakes including one of 5.5-magnitude hit Southern California area near the Mexican border around noon Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quakes started to hit the area of Brawley at

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Today has been a very sad day as we remembered the 185 who died as a result of the February 22nd earthquake last year. More than 100 of these victims were local Christchurch people. However, many who died were students at the English language school

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

After Tuesdays terrible earthquake, 200 people are still missing, almost certainly dead. Just over 100 bodies have already been recovered from collapsed buildings. Thousands of people still have no power, water or sewerage system. Thousands of homes

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Its now a week after the major earthquake that caused so much damage to the people and places in Canterbury. Many people are suffering because they will lose their homes. At the moment, some are staying in a school. Tomorrow they will have to move ou

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Listen again to July 18th 2009 . The earthquake of July 16th caused only minor damage. One effect though, that scientists have learnt is that the southwest of the South Island has now moved 300mm closer to Australia. New Zealand, like Japan, sits on

发表于:2019-02-20 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

After Saturdays earthquake in the Christchurch area, the main focus was at first on the central city area. There has been a huge amount of damage to older buildings. Many of these were beautiful 100-year old buildings which made the central city attr

发表于:2019-02-26 / 阅读(156) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语
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