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Floods raged in Thailand, 23 people were killed
On October 2, the Thai Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said flooding is still scattered in 25 of the country's 77 provinces and cities and so fa…
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UN has been asked to cover up the truth about Earth's temperature
A leaked photo of a UN report, prepared by hundreds of scientists, shows that politicians in the US, Belgium, Germany and Hungary have expressed concern about the draft…
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96 people died due to prolonged flooding in Pakistan
The Pakistan National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on August 15 said floods due to heavy rains in the past two weeks have killed 96 people nationwide and affecte…
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New method to forecast tsunamis
Russian Physics-Meteorologists successfully simulated the process of producing a natural disaster in laboratory conditions, a unique series of physics-meteorological com…
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Natural disasters take place in many countries in the Americas
Paraguay officials said the current flood forced about 13,000 households to live on the banks of the Parana and Paraguay rivers.
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Double earthquakes in China: At least 47 people died
The China Seismological Bureau launched an emergency response plan after the double earthquake disaster on the morning of the same day in the adjacent area between Dan a…
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Japan passed new nuclear power safety standards
Japan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) on June 19 passed a new and more stringent set of safety standards for nuclear power plants.
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Heavy rains last in China, killing 15 people
The National Committee on China Disaster Control on June 8 said prolonged heavy rains in some of the eastern and southern provinces of the country in the past few days h…
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More than 500 people died due to prolonged heat in India
The Indian Disaster Management Agency (DMM) announced on May 29 that up to 524 people have died in the country due to the heat from April 1 to May 28.
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Sri Lanka: Typhoon Mahasen killed 7 people
Sri Lankan authorities on May 15 said the Mahasen cyclone caused serious damage when at least 7 people were killed, about 864 houses were damaged including 98 houses wer…
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Develop tsunami warning method by GPS
A group of German scientists has successfully developed a faster and more accurate tsunami warning method using GPS, said Nature World News on May 18.
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Google Maps announces photos of
Those using Google Maps can now roam the streets of Namie town, which was evacuated after the tsunami damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant and caused radioactive le…
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Most countries in Asia-Pacific will suffer from water shortages
A recent joint study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asia-Pacific Regional Water Forum (APWF) shows that more than 75% of countries in this region are experi…
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Looking back on 2 years of Fukushima nuclear disaster
On this day two years ago, on March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster devastated Japan and especially caused nuclear disaster at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (N…