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  • Top Natural Disasters of 2012 and Most Beautiful Places Around the World

    2012 is the hottest year on record since such record has been kept. As a result, we see quite a few powerful storms and flash floods on the list. Here’s a look at the major natural disasters that rocked humanity in 2012. Hurricane sandy might have had a direct impact on US presidential election in 2012 by reminding voters that politicians can no longer hide from the consequence of climate change.

    List of Top Natural Disasters in 2012 (no particular order)

    Hurricane Sandy
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    Life in New York was thrown out of gear after superstorm sandy hit the US in October this year. New Yorkers struggled to restore vital services and clear debris after a wall of storm-driven seawater swamped road and rail tunnels and triggered massive fires that left at least 120 people dead. Over 8 million homes and businesses from the Carolinas to Maine faced power outages and food shortage.
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  • A Driving Force for a Better Planet – Mr. John D. Liu

    John Dennis Liu is a Chinese American who has lived in China for three decades. In 1981 Mr. Liu helped to open the CBS News bureau in Beijing at the time of normalization of relations between the U.S. and China, staying with CBS News for more than 10 years. He also then worked for Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI Italian Television), Swiss Television (SRG) and Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF German Television).

    300% Increase in Agricultural Income on 8.6 Million Acres – Loess Plateau in China – Video by John D. Liu.

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  • East Coast Sea Levels Rising Fast

    A government study says sea levels are rising faster along a stretch of the US East Coast than they are around the globe.

    The area covers the Atlantic Coast from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to just north of Boston.
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