科学美国人60秒 SSS Wetlands Could Save Cities--and Money, Too

Wetlands Could Save Cities--and Money, Too 湿地不仅能保护人类还能替人类省钱 As Houston begins recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey, a new storm threatHurricane Irmais barreling west towards the Caribbean and Florida. We have few def

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-23

Catastrophic fire warnings have been issued across South Australia with temperatures set to rise above 40 degrees. Eight districts have been put on alert, including the Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and the Flinders Ranges. Extreme and severe warni

美联社一分钟新闻2009-08-27

1. The reality TV contestant wanted for the murder of his ex-wife has been found dead. Ryan Jenkins' body was found in a Canadian hotel, dead from apparent suicide. Police say Jenkins killed then mutilated Jasmine Fiore whose body was found last wee

Snowstorm disrupts air traffic, affects 12,000 in NW China

Snowstorm disrupts air traffic, affects 12,000 in NW China

2007年VOA标准英语-Caribbean Hurricane on Path to Hit Mexico, Beli

By Brian Wagner Miami 20 August 2007 Hurricane Dean is continuing its path west through the Caribbean, where it was expected to hit the Yucatan peninsula early Tuesday. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the storm earlier passed near Jamaica and th

CNN 2009-08-17

Hello to you all, I'm T. J Holmes. Yes, good morning everybody! I'm Betty Nguyen. Thanks so much for joining us. Alright, Let's get you our top stories right now. John Yettaw, an American sentenced to seven years with hard labor in Myanmar, he is ar

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-09-03

A US negotiator says North Korea has agreed to declare and disable all of its nuclear facilities by the end of the year. He says this is a promising start to improving multi-national relations with the communist country, Six-Party Talks scheduled for

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-18

1. Police say a Virginia Tech student was behind the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. 23-year-old, Cho Seung-Hui was an English major and a native of South Korea. Tests put one gun at both shooting scenes. The gunman took his life at the

新西兰英语 45 The Weather – again

Once again, New Zealand has suffered from a low pressure system coming from northern Australia. Again a sub-tropical storm hit Northland first and has created havoc. Streams and rivers broke their banks, flooding low-lying land. Highway One was close

2007年VOA标准英语-Oil Prices Rally Despite Storm's Limited Impact

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 08 June 2007 Oil producers in the Persian Gulf are breathing a sigh of relief as Cyclone Gonu weakened to a tropical storm. Shipping and port officials say the storm caused very little damage to major oil fields in the

Typhoon lashes Japan on landfall

A typhoon(台风) has made landfall in Japan for the first time in two years, causing widespread disruption. Two people have been killed and more than 40 injured in strong winds and heavy rains. Typhoon Melor struck south-west of Tokyo on the main isl

VOA常速英语2007年-Aid Pours Into Storm-Battered Bangladesh; Offic

By Steve Herman New Delhi 19 November 2007 Aid agencies in Bangladesh say the death toll from Cyclone Sidr is likely to rise sharply in the coming days. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that millions of Bangladeshis have seen the

Rainstorms force 656,600 people to relocate in SW China

CHENGDU, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Continuous rainstorms have affected over 656,600 people as of Saturday in southwest China's Sichuan province, said the provincial flood control authorities. As of 5:30 p.m. Saturday, over 62,600 people have been forced to

Flood pools to be built in Beijing after deadly storm

Flood pools to be built in Beijing after deadly storm BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Authorities are planning to build 20 underground flood pools in downtown Beijing to improve the Chinese capital's flood-control capacity after a devastating rainstorm

Hurricane Sandy Bears Down on Eastern US

Hurricane Sandy Bears Down on Eastern US Watches and warnings are posted up and down the U.S. east coast as Hurricane Sandy sets its sights on the Atlantic seaboard. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center say they do not expect Sandy to weake

CNN 2008-09-01

I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com Newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Hurricane Gustav is beginning its assault on the US Gulf Coast. Rain and winds are starting to hit the area from Florida to Louisiana. The storm,

PBS高端访谈:佛罗里达人因Irma飓风而逃离

Hurricane Irma is now blamed for more than 20 deaths across the Caribbean. It made landfall overnight in Cuba as a Category 5 storm. 155-mile-an-hour winds battered the island's northern coast, and the storm surge reached 12 feet in some areas. In th

VOA常速英语2007年-More than 1,000 Feared Dead From Bangladesh Cyc

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 16 November 2007 A powerful cyclone has battered Bangladesh, causing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands. Local media reports say as many as 1,100 people were killed. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, officia

Hurricane Isaac Hits US Coast, Louisiana

Hurricane Isaac has made landfall, slamming into the southeastern coast of Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center said the powerful storm came ashore late Tuesday, bringing sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour. Forecasters also warned of dang

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The strongest typhoon so far this year is battering the northern Philippines with violent winds and torrential rains. Super typhoon Mangkhut made landfall on the country's main island Luzon early on Saturday, blowing down trees, ripping off roofs and