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World Service,28 Jan 1999,23 mins

Can we Predict Earthquakes?

Science In Action

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Predicting earthquakes was one of the questions debated at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) convention. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) announces a five-year reseach programme into uplands varieties and drought resistance. Scientists track whale meat on sale in Japan despite ban on commercial hunting and follow the trail to Iceland. Ancient pre-Columbian wind instruments.

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