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Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico is about to erupt
The National Disaster Center (Cenapred) has raised the warning level to the third gold level, the third high. Many schools around the 5454m high mountain have been close…
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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…
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Japanese radiation detection off the west coast of the United States
Radioactive iodine is found in kelp off the west coast of the United States, more than a year after the Japanese earthquake / tsunami, causing the worst nuclear crisis i…
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Tsunami warning on 20 countries due to earthquakes
According to DailyMail, the magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck in Aceh, the westernmost province of Indonesia has suffered heavy losses in the Boxing Day disaster in 2004.…
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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…
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The island nation of Fiji announced a state of emergency because of the flood
On April 1, the island nation of Fiji announced a state of emergency and warned visitors in the context of heavy rain and strong winds to continue attacking this small c…
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Super tsunami scenario in Japan
A 9-magnitude Richter earthquake originating from the trench Nankai, running along the eastern island of Honshu to the southern island of Kyushu, can create a giant wave…
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Climate change: Dangerous for buildings
According to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Pho, University of Civil Engineering, Chairman of Hanoi Mechanics Association, climate change (CC) deeply affects the whole constructio…
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Why doesn't the earthquake in Mexico cause disaster?
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake that occurred in the afternoon of March 20 in Mexico left only negligible consequences for people in the affected area, especially no dead, du…
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Australia is trying to overcome the consequences of natural disasters
The State of New South Wales of Australia on March 26 said that there are four more areas of the state included in the list of Natural Disaster Areas, after the long flo…
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Radiation at Fukushima 1 is extremely dangerous
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has reported the radioactivity measured in the 2nd reactor at Fukushima 1 power station to 73 svert / hour, which is extremely dange…
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Vietnam in the group is threatened by seawater in Southeast Asia
Vietnam belongs to a group of countries with a coastal population that is directly threatened by sea level rise, in the context of climate disasters causing more than 42…
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Americans are more cautious with nuclear power after Fukushima
Americans are more cautious with nuclear power after the nuclear reactor meltdown at the Fukushima power plant in Japan, according to a recently published survey.
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Mexico shook because of the earthquake of 7.4 Richter scale
On the morning of March 21, Vietnam time, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck many cities in Mexico. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake's epicenter was in the…
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Seabed survey in the earthquake area in Japan
According to AFP, on March 8, scientists deployed a seabed research program off Japan, where a strong earthquake struck the tsunami last year, to observe the disturbance…