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KEPCO issues safety timetables for power plants
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KEPCO issues safety timetables for power plants

Director of Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) Makoto Yagi on April 9 submitted to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Yukio Edano the medium and lon…

December 16, 2018
Colombia alarms high on Nevado del Ruiz volcano
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Colombia alarms high on Nevado del Ruiz volcano

Colombia's National Institute of Environment and Weather (IDEAM) on April 8 issued a high alert to residential areas near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Caldas and Tolim…

December 16, 2018
USA: Anchorage city snowed 3.4m
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USA: Anchorage city snowed 3.4m

On April 8, the US National Weather Center said snow storms over the weekend made Anchorage, Alaska, almost submerged in snow with 3.4m thick snow.

December 16, 2018
Indonesia developed a tornado early warning system
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Indonesia developed a tornado early warning system

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) and Indonesia's Meteorological, Climate and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) are working together to develop an early warning sys…

December 16, 2018
Hanoi seeks to reduce air pollution
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Hanoi seeks to reduce air pollution

Hanoi authorities plan to check the status of air pollution to take timely measures, after the PV reflects the reality of dirt in the city.

December 16, 2018
Indonesia earthquake shook Vietnam buildings
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Indonesia earthquake shook Vietnam buildings

Nearly 4pm on April 11, many people working in high-rise buildings in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi felt the shaking on the table, the wall board. The Institute of Geophysi…

December 16, 2018
Rare animals in Truong Son range call for help
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Rare animals in Truong Son range call for help

Climate change (CC) has existed in the Truong Son range - a huge lung of Vietnam. Therefore, the climate change and ecological environment here are at risk of destroying…

December 16, 2018
Thua Thien Hue coast is heavily landslide
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Thua Thien Hue coast is heavily landslide

The total length of the coast of Thua Thien-Hue province is over 120km, there are 34km of heavy landslides, every year, people have to move to new places - according to…

December 16, 2018
Earth warms up causing extreme weather phenomena
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Earth warms up causing extreme weather phenomena

According to a reporter at the United Nations, on March 29, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that global warming has led to…

December 16, 2018