澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-23

There have been violent scenes outside the BBC's Television Center in London. Protesters have breached security around the center, voicing their opposition to a far-right leader's appearance on a current affairs program. British National Party Chief,

英语课程计划-World Meteorological

Every year on the 23rd of March, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) celebrates World Meteorological Day (WMD). This is the date in 1950 that the WMO was created. A year later, it became a specialized agency of the United Nations to observe t

Cold snap with rain to hit China

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Cold front with temperature drop was forecast in north China and heavy rainfall will hit most of south China over the next three days, meteorological authorities said on Saturday. Lasting warm weather still remains unsee

6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan's Pingtung

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's Pingtung at 10:34 Beijing Time (02:34 GMT) on Sunday, said the China earthquake network center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 22.8 degrees north latitude and 120.8 de

趣味青春英语电台 第166期:On top of the world

Idiom: On top of the world 心满意足，幸福到极点 Hit the book: Plumb Oceanographic Cruise Fathom Vessel Cloak Perpetual Crushing Submersible Scant

Typhoon Damrey lands in E China

JINAN, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Damrey made landfall in east China's Jiangsu province on Thursday night, bringing gales and rains to Jiangsu and its neighbouring Shandong province. Damrey, the tenth typhoon of the year, came ashore near the Chenjia

北极异常升温让科学家不解

Scientists are struggling to understand why a burst of scary warming at the North Pole has pushed Arctic temperatures nearly 20C higher than normal for this time of year. 科学家们感到费解，北极突然出现的可怕变暖为何会导致北极

中国多地发布高温警报

The National Meteorological Center (NMC) has issued a yellow alert for high temperatures as China is entering the height of summer. A heat wave will hit central, eastern and northern China today with temperatures in some regions rising to around 40 d

China issues sandstorm alert for northwest regions

BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Sunday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in the warning system, against sandstorms that are expected to hit the country's northwest regions. The National Meteorological Center (N

China uses PM 2.5 in weather alert system

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authority has introduced a new weather warning system for smog which will use readings of PM 2.5, a particle pollutant. The announcement comes as thick haze chokes many cities. The National Meteorol

China issues alert for foggy weather

BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Saturday issued a blue-coded alert for fog in most parts of the country's central and northern provinces from Saturday night to Sunday morning. Most parts of north China, southwest Ch

Torrential rains to soak south China

BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top meteorological authority on Sunday issued a blue warning for heavy rain as the country's southern regions are forecast to be pounded by downpours over the next three days. Torrential rains will hit parts of An

Fog to hit central, E China

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities said Monday that central and east China will be shrouded in fog through Tuesday morning. The National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a blue alert for the fog. Blue is the lowest leve

Cold snap to sweep through China

Cold snap to sweep through China BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's central and eastern regions will experience temperature drops in coming days, while the southern parts will receive moderate to heavy rain, the national meteorological watchdog for

学个词Learn a Word 第1523-forecast

今天我们要学的词是forecast. Forecast is spelled f-o-r-e-c-a-s-t; forecast. Forecast是预测的意思，比如，weather forecast 就是天气预报。Five major global banks lowered India's growth forecast from 6.4% to 5.7% for the current

Rain expected to ease drought in east China

JINAN, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Torrential rain forecast for the coming two days is expected to alleviate the severe drought plaguing Shandong province, local meteorological authorities said Tuesday. Shandong has received little rainfall since May -- 72.5

Typhoons to bring gales, storms to China's coasts

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Tembin and Bolaven are moving towards China's coasts and will bring gales and storms there on Sunday, the country's meteorological authority has forecast. The year's 14th typhoon, Tembin, was in the northeast of t

Rain forecast in south, southwest China

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authority said Sunday that strong rain will be seen in the country's southern and southwestern regions over the next three days. Rain will fall in Yunnan province from Sunday to Monday, with its centr

Tropical storm Kai-Tak approaches south China

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, is approaching China's southern regions, the country's meteorological authority forecast Tuesday. Kai-Tak, moving northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour, will graze or l

Gale, hail to hit Beijing

BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The observatory of Beijing on Saturday issued a blue alert for strong wind and hails in northeastern suburban region of the city. Strong wind, rains and hails are expected to hit northern Huairou District and Miyun County