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The 2010 Mindanao earthquakes occurred in the southern Philippines in the Moro Gulf. This was a complex sequence of events including three main events (a triplet earthquake) of Mw magnitude 7.3 or greater on the 23rd of July, and two significant aftershocks of magnitude 6.6 on the 24th and 29th. All of these were deep focus earthquakes, at ...
Largest. Mw 8.3 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake. Deadliest. M w 8.0 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake 5,000–8,000 killed. The Philippines lies within the zone of complex interaction between several tectonic plates, involving multiple subduction zones and one large zone of strike-slip, all of which are associated with major earthquakes.
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [ 1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. [ 2][ 1][ 3] In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San ...
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At the Copenhagen summit last summer, the G8 countries set a goal to dramatically limit global warming -- a feat that would require the world to cut its carbon emissions by at least 50% from 1990 ...
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Mariana Islands on August 18. [ 153] A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on August 20. [ 154] A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Jalisco, Mexico on August 23. [ 155] A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Damghan in northern Iran on August 27.
Earth Day is a day to take in your surroundings, appreciate them, and make an effort to be kind to your planet. Whether that means volunteering to clear litter off a road, donating to a climate ...
The highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded may have been an alleged reading of 93.9 °C (201.0 °F) at Furnace Creek, California, United States, on 15 July 1972. [ 7] In 2011, a ground temperature of 84 °C (183.2 °F) was recorded in Port Sudan, Sudan. [ 8] The theoretical maximum possible ground surface temperature has been ...