2008年5月12日，北京时间下午14时28分，中国四川省汶川县发生8级强烈地震，造成69225人遇难，17923人失踪。一年来，联合国系统各机构始终心系灾区 ...

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The Sichuan earthquake was a 8.0 Richter Scale earthquake occurred at 2:28 PM on May 12, 2008 in southwest China. It is also known as the Wenchuan earthquake after the location of the earthquake's ...

At the New York Times, Austin Ramzy compares China’s 2008 Wenchuan earthquake with the recent typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines, with a look at the nature of the disasters and the states ...

The devastating 2008 Wenchuan earthquake marks a defining moment for China's earthquake science program. The focus of a special November issue of the prestigious Bulletin of the Seismological ...

Three factors combined to make earthquake forecasting one of the most difficult questions around the globe, according to Zhang Xiaodong, vice director of the China Earthquake Networks Center ...

Researchers analyzing the May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China's Sichuan province have found that geological stress has significantly increased on three major fault systems in the region. The ...

Researchers analyzing the May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China's Sichuan province have found that geological stress has significantly increased on three major fault systems in the region. The ...