Earthquake
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After two massive, devastating earthquakes took place in the Middle East and North Africa this year, Jordan conducted a simulation of how to deal with earthquake disasters.On September 19, the Jordanian National Center for Security and Crisis Managem...
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A powerful earthquake that shook Morocco killed more than 600 people, officials said Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night.The 6.8-magnitude quake struck a mountainous area 72 kilometres (45 miles) south...
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The current year is the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the fourth year of the 2020s decade. The first six months of 2023 were full of many special an...
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The UN General Assembly formally proclaimed June 17 as the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought by its resolution adopted in December 1994.The UN announced that the goals of the day are to increase public understanding of the problem, to f...
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The rise of the CO2 has led to cooling the mid to upper stratosphere, a new study revealed. Scientists voiced their worries about the impact of cooling on satellites, the ozone layer, and earth’s weather.
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Two months after the devastating 7.8- and 7.5-magnititude earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria and claimed the lives of 50,000 people, some affected Syrian people in Turkey are on the fence between staying homeless in Turkey and...
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The devastating earthquake that hit southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria in February damaged more than 20 percent of Turkey's agricultural production, the UN's food agency said Friday.The 7.8-magnitude quake on February 6, and its aftershocks, kill...
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Fears of another major earthquake have been rekindled in Istanbul since the February 6 disaster that hit Turkey and Syria, but a prominent Turkish seismologist has reassured the risk "hasn't increased"."The risk hasn't increased because we are talkin...
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Nothing is ever deleted or forgotten on the internet.Turkish officials learned that the hard way when grieving users began sharing old tweets and videos embarrassing for the government after last week's disastrous earthquake.One clip shows President...
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Eight days after the 7.8- and 7.4-magnitude earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and Syria, where more than 32,000 people were killed and thousands of others were injured, the governments of both countries agreed to open two border crossings to allow...
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Humans are still being rescued beneath the rubble following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit southern Turkey and Syria on February 6, but they are not the only victims. “Countless” animals have also been killed or are still waiting to be rescued...
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International aid was trickling into parts of Turkey and Syria on Saturday where rescuers toiled to pull children from rubble in areas devastated by a massive earthquake that has killed over 24,000 people.A winter freeze in the affected areas has hur...
