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500 people died of heat in Hungary
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500 people died of heat in Hungary

Hungarian health officials on Thursday estimated that about 500 people had died in the past week due to heatstroke, cardiovascular problems and other diseases caused by…

December 16, 2018
Pakistan: 65 people were killed by flooding
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Pakistan: 65 people were killed by flooding

Police and Pakistani authorities on July 1 said heavy rains and floods killed more than 60 people in the southwest of the country and left about 200,000 people homeless.

December 16, 2018
Tropical depressions in the Central Coast region
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Tropical depressions in the Central Coast region

According to the Central Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, in the early morning of July 3, a low pressure area in the waters off the Central Central Coast has…

December 16, 2018
Low pressure will cause heavy rain in the North
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Low pressure will cause heavy rain in the North

The Central Hydrometeorological Center (NCHMF) said last night 4-7 tropical low pressure went into the Gulf of Tonkin, about 240km from Bach Long Vi Island to the southe…

December 16, 2018
Level 8 hurricane will affect Eastern North
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Level 8 hurricane will affect Eastern North

Earlier, after entering the Gulf of Tonkin, the tropical depression was energized and strengthened into a storm - the No. 1 storm with the international name was Toraji.

December 16, 2018
USA: hot 52 degrees Celsius
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USA: hot 52 degrees Celsius

People in the western United States are suffering a record heat wave over the years with temperatures in some places exceeding 50OC and the situation will last until nex…

December 16, 2018
Heavy rain in China
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Heavy rain in China

According to Xinhua, as of July 8, at least 26 people have died, 17 people are missing and more than 8 million people have lost their homes due to heavy flooding caused…

December 16, 2018
Warning of major earthquake risks in Taiwan
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Warning of major earthquake risks in Taiwan

Some Taiwanese scientists have warned that the territory is at risk of suffering a major earthquake in the near future. The reason is that the number of small seismic ep…

December 16, 2018
Climate change seriously affects the poor
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Climate change seriously affects the poor

Poor people are seriously affected by climate change due to global warming. This is the statement of the world's leading researcher on climate change - Mr. Rajendra Pach…

December 16, 2018
Indonesians massively evacuated for volcanoes
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Indonesians massively evacuated for volcanoes

Yesterday, about 8,400 people in eastern Indonesia evacuated the area near Mount Gamkonora, Northern Maluku province, while the paint fire erupted with hot air and dust…

December 16, 2018