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Landslides in Brazil caused many deaths and disappearances
At least eight people have been killed and 14 people gone missing on January 9 in a devastating landslide in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
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Strong earthquakes shook Indonesia, causing tsunami warnings
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the region off Indonesia's northern Aceh province, causing a tsunami warning. However, officials removed the warning a few hours later.
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Again leaking radioactive water at the Fukushima plant 1
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said it has detected about 10 liters of water containing Strontium radioactivity that has been leaked from the water treatment facil…
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The whole country must go to refuge for climate change
The entire population of the Maldives, a paradise island nation located in the Indian Ocean, is in danger of becoming the first refugees to be chased out of the country…
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Turn desert into a soil
Oil has turned Qatar into a rich country with the highest per capita income in the world, but it still cannot afford food self-sufficiency.
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Earthquake near the damaged nuclear plant in Japan
A strong earthquake today occurred near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.
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La Nina weather phenomenon has reached its peak
On January 11, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABM) evaluated the weather phenomenon La Nina in 2011-2012, culminat…
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Russia: Temperature -60 degrees Celsius
The eastern region of Russia is experiencing a harsh freezing winter, temperatures have dropped to a record low, at -60 degrees Celsius.
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Six people were freezing to death because of the cold in northern India
On January 11, six people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in cold weather in Kashmir, India.
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Hong Kong charged the garbage tax
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China will issue a garbage dump tax to solve environmental problems caused by garbage.
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Japan: Use chemical instead of ducks to kill worms and grass
Japanese farmers are adopting a new method of pesticides and weeds by dropping ducks into the field.
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Russian ships break ice to fuel Alaska
A Russian ship carrying the necessary fuel to the seaport located in a remote area of Alaska finally reached its destination on Saturday 14 January, after attempting t…
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There appear to be winter anomalies on the Red River
On January 15, the water level at the head of the Red River running through the territory of Lao Cai province appeared small floods, flooding some construction equipment…
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Strong earthquake in Solomon Islands, New Zealand
On January 15, a magnitude 5 earthquake shook the city of Christchurch, New Zealand's South Island. Next is a series of strong aftershocks from 3-3.7 Richter.