2007年VOA标准英语-UN Program Finds Environment Degradation Trigge

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 June 2007 The U.N. Environment Program says environmental degradation is triggering tensions and conflict in Sudan. A new study foresees no long lasting peace in Sudan unless widespread and rapidly accelerating environmental

VOA标准英语2011--UN Warns Against Land Degradation

UN Warns Against Land Degradation A top U.N. advisor said on Friday that every minute, 23 hectares of land are degraded by drought and desertification. He said its damaging the economic, social and environmental pillars needed for sustainable develop

7.2-magnitude earthquake hits southwest of Guam

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

学个词Learn a Word 第933期 Magnitude

今天我们要学的词是magnitude。 Magnitude, 意思是强度、规模。 An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, 智利中部地区星期六早上发生八点八级地震。美国高尔夫球选手老虎.伍兹的母亲对

每日一词【933】magnitude：强度、规模

今天我们要学的词是magnitude。 Magnitude, 意思是强度、规模。 An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, 智利中部地区星期六早上发生八点八级地震。美国高尔夫球选手老虎.伍兹的母亲对

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

6.6-magnitude earthquake hits NW China's Xinjiang

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 5:07 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter is determin

6.2-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang -- CENC

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 18:47 Beijing Time on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of about 30 kilom

5.6-magnitude quake hits off the east coast of Honshu, Japan -- USGS

HONG KONG, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 23: 00:02 GMT on Friday (07:00:02 Beijing Time), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 34.20 km, wa

6.0 magnitude quake hits Indonesia, triggers panic

JAKARTA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.0 jolted Aceh in northern tip of Sumatra island earlier Tuesday, triggered panic, but no damage and casualty has been reported yet, officials said here. The USGS reported that the quake w

巴拿马地震修订为6.0级

巴拿马地震修订为6.0级 NEW YORK, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The 5.8-magnitude earthquake which hit Panama earlier Wednesday has been revised to be 6.0 on the Richter scale, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake jolted 52 km south of Pedregal, P

2007年VOA标准英语-Environmental Degradation Seen as Contributing

By Valer Gergely Washington, D.C. 11 April 2007 Watch Environment Exhibit The effects of environmental degradation have been increasingly seen as contributing to conflict in various parts of the world. The growing scarcity of natural resources as a

VOA标准英语2010年-Raising Food Rivals Fossil Fuels in En

New UN report highlights livestock production as major environmental threat Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 04 June 2010 A new United Nations report singles out food production as a major factor driving environmental degradation. Raising animals for

口语侠每日早读:第8期:意大利地震

本期内容： It'sahauntingreminderoftheexactmomentanearthquakereducedthehistorictownofAmatricetorubble. 一场地震将中世纪古镇Amatrice（阿马特里切）几乎夷为平地，那一刻成为了人们心中挥之不去的梦魇。 Asinglec

5.5-magnitude earthquake hits Southern California

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

委内瑞拉发生6.1级地震

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted off the northeastern coast of Venezuela on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which occurred at 0210 GMT Saturday, was centered 33 km north of the town of Gueiria.

CCTV9英语新闻：Magnitude-6.2 quake jolts waters off Taiwan

The China Earthquake Networks Center has reported a magnitude-6.2 earthquake in Taiwan. It hit the waters just east of the coastal city of Yilan at 11:17 a.m. Beijing Time. The tremor struck at a depth of 15 kilometres, and was felt as far as 60 kilo

CCTV9英语新闻：CENC: Magnitude-6.0 quake jolts waters off Taiwan

The China Earthquake Networks Center is reporting that a magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit waters off Taiwan the morning. The quake struck at a depth of 15 kilometers, just east of the coastal city of Yilan. It was felt as far as 60 kilometers away, in th

俄罗斯愿意帮助雅安地震救援

MOSCOW, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Russian rescuers were ready to assist quake-hit China with searching operation, emergency authorities said Sunday. An Ilyushin Il-76 with 71 rescue personnel from the Siberian regional center will fly out to China within

万物简史 第301期:地下的烈火(9)

The San Francisco earthquake of 1906, for comparison, measured an estimated 7.8 on the Richter scale and lasted less than thirty seconds. 相比之下，1906年的旧金山地震只有里氏7.8级，持续了不到30秒。 Earthquakes are fairly comm