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The Rising Indian Ocean
July 13, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Changing sea levels have happened before and will happen again in a dynamic world. Newly detected rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean, including the coastlines of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java, appear to be at least partly a result of human induced increases of atmospheric greenhouse gases, says a study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder
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The Rising Indian Ocean
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Chile Earthquake one of the 10 strongest ever recorded
February 27, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
On February 27, 2010 a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Maule, Chile causing widespread damage and casualties. The quake ranks as one of the ten strongest earthquakes ever recorded and was the most powerful earthquake worldwide since the 2004 Sumatran quake that triggered the massive Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Chile Earthquake one of the 10 strongest ever recorded
