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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/25
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Pollution
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Tsunamis
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In Pictures: Wildfires around the world
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Five of world's biggest tsunamis
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Pollution
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Japan earthquake accelerated Earth's rotation, study finds
By changing the distribution of mass on the earth, Japan's earthquake sped up the planet's rotation, shortening the day by 1.8 microseconds, a new analysis has found.
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What unleashed Japan's massive 8.9 earthquake?
Like the other 14 biggest earthquakes since 1900, the magnitude 8.9 event – that shook Japan and triggered tsunamis that swept the Pacific – was created by a piece of the Earth's crust shoving down into the planet's interior.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Tsunamis
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That new species of big cat? Turns out it's actually two new species.
First identified only in 2006, the Sunda clouded leopard actually comes in two distinct types.
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In Pictures: Wildfires around the world
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Bridging divides
A Christian Science perspective.
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Tiger trade in Myanmar and China targeted by wildlife group
Tiger trade: The markets, in an area of northeastern Myanmar controlled by the Wa minority, are considered one of the world's hot spots for wildlife trafficking, and among the only places left where tiger parts are openly sold.
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How Indonesia keeps Islamic extremists at bay
Indonesia's version of counterterrorism could be a helpful example to follow in the campaign against extremism.
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Did Merapi volcano ash damage the Qantas A380 engine?
Indonesian authorities say the Merapi volcano had nothing to do with Thursday's Qantas A380 engine emergency. But ash clouds from Indonesia and elsewhere have been a hazard to aviation before.
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Airbus A380 fleet grounded after Qantas jet engine blowout
Airbus A380 airliners have been grounded by the Australian airline after an engine blowout Thursday that prompted an emergency landing in Singapore with 459 people aboard.
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Indonesia's Mt. Merapi shelters overflow with restless evacuees, flights canceled
One week after Indonesia's Mount Merapi unleashed its major blast, evacuation centers have reached capacity. Ongoing eruptions have sent more people fleeing and forced cancellation of some international flights.
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Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts again and threatens more
Indonesia's Mt. Merapi erupted again on Friday. Officials say most, but not all, of the danger is past.
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Rescue workers, officials debate warning system as Indonesian volcano erupts again
The responses to Indonesia's back-to-back disasters this week and revelations about the possibility that the warning system did not have proper upkeep highlight the difficulties in trying to put together an efficient disaster management system.
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Five of world's biggest tsunamis
A tsunami triggered by a 8.9-magnitude earthquake swamped Japan's northeast coast Friday, picking up cars, ships and houses as it surged as much as three miles inland. The wave generated by the quake, whose epicenter was 80 miles offshore of Sendai, was as high as 30 feet in some spots. There is no official death toll yet, but Japanese officials reported that as many as 300 people have been killed in the city of Sendai alone. But despite the alarming footage of entire houses moving across land, this most recent tsunami was relatively small in size compared to others throughout history. Here are the five of the worst tsunamis on record.
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Indonesia's tsunami death toll climbs to more than 340
Indonesia's tsunami warning system failed because it may have been broken, say officials as death toll climbs above 340.
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Mount Merapi volcano erupts again, Indonesia tsunami toll rises
Mount Merapi volcano erupted again on Thursday, spewing hot gas and ashes. Elsewhere, rescuers raised the death toll from Monday's tsunami to 343, with more than 300 people still missing.
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By boat and by air, aid slowly arrives to Indonesia tsunami victims
Rescue groups are gathering clothing, soap, and tarps for the Indonesia tsunami victims. Transporting aid to the remote islands has proven more difficult.
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In Pictures: Indonesia tsunami
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After Indonesia tsunami kills more than 150, surfers begin rescue efforts
As relief agencies scramble to bring supplies to Indonesia's remote Mentawai Islands where a tsunami struck, surfers already on the scene are providing assistance.
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Indonesia tsunami and volcano: why the region is so violent
Indonesians once again are having to cope with the hazards of living on a geologically restless archipelago. On Monday, an earthquake generated a tsunami, and a volcano erupted on Tuesday.
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Tsunami and volcano response: Indonesia assesses back-to-back disasters
A volcanic eruption in Central Java sent thousands of panicked villagers fleeing from their homes as government officials attempted to assess the full damage from an tsunami in western Indonesia that killed more than 100 people less than 24 hours earlier.
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Indonesia tsunami kills 113; scores more missing
Indonesia tsunami: Though hundreds of disaster officials were unable to get to many of the villages on the Mentawai islands — reachable only by a 12-hour boat ride — they were preparing for the worst.
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7.5 quake reported off Indonesia on Monday; tsunami warning called off
7.5 quake strikes Monday off the coast of Indonesia. A tsunami warning initially posted after the 7.5 quake has been withdrawn.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/22
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