13-12-06 Geoscientists at Rutgers and Tufts universities estimate that the New Jersey shore will likely experience a sea-level rise of about 1.5 feet by 2050 and of about 3.5 feet by 2100 -- 11 to 15 inches higher than the average for sea-level rise globally...

13-08-10 Periodic flooding in Texas -- one the most flood-prone states in the nation -- cannot be firmly linked to climate change due to numerous dams and other humanmade structures introduced over the years, according to a University of Iowa study. The rese...

13-07-25 The Sound of Sunlight Todd Davis On the far side of the canyon（峡谷） light is burning through two draws like water rushing into an empty riverbed. A canyon wren opens her mouth and a coyote（丛林狼） stops midtrail before vanishing among juniper....

13-04-15 heavy rain 大雨、暴雨 torrential rain 倾盆大雨 storm track 风暴路径 orange alert 橙色预警 red alert 红色预警 safety precaution 安全预防措施 tropical storm 热带风暴 ebb away 衰退，渐逝 power line 输电线 warning system 报警系统 Muifa 梅花 typhoon 台风...

13-03-19 lingering drought 持续干旱 effective precipitation 有效降水 emergency response plan 应急处置预案 National Commission for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) 国家减灾委员会 freshwater lake 淡水湖 Ministry of Civil Affairs (MOCA) 民政部 disaster relief fund 赈...

13-01-14 Two officials who are being held responsible for a coal mine flood that left nine people dead and five others missing in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province have been removed from their posts, authorities said Thursday. 黑龙江省鹤岗市2日发生煤矿...

11-11-07 This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao appointed Yu Jin as the chief commander in charge of the southern expedition, together with Pang De in the vanguard（前锋） . They led seven armies to rescue Fancheng City. When Guan Yu of Shu learned thi...

11-10-22 泰国几十年一遇的洪水使得不少地区都受到重创，在此次洪水中，约有100条鳄鱼逃出大城饲养园区。为此，泰国公共卫生部已发布悬赏令，活捉一条鳄鱼可获得1000泰铢（约合33美元）的奖励。 The ancient Thai city of Ayutthaya, which has seen its temple engulfed（淹没...

11-06-16 Mudslide 泥石流 mudslide-stricken region 泥石流受灾地区 the lake's water volume 湖水水量 landslide 山体滑坡 rain-triggered landslide 暴雨引发的山体滑坡 raised riverbed 抬高的河床 geological disasters 地质灾害 secondary disaster 次生灾害 barrier lake...

11-01-12 Up to 20,000 homes are now at risk in Brisbane, the Queensland state premier has said, as deadly floodwaters surge towards Australia's third-largest city. 澳大利亚昆士兰州州长宣称，洪水已经向布里斯班澳大利亚第三大城市蔓延，多达2万座房屋处于危险之中...