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Banyan storm weakened and suddenly
After crossing the Philippine Islands, Typhoon Banyan weakened into a tropical depression. But when entering the East Sea, the tropical depression suddenly got stronger.
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Unusually high radiation detection in the Japanese capital
Japanese media reported that the country's authorities have detected unusually high levels of radiation at one of the central districts in Japan's Tokyo capital. This ar…
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Air pollution increases the risk of premature birth
A large-scale study demonstrated that toxic substances in the air increase the risk of premature birth in women by up to 30%.
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Radioactivity in Tokyo does not come from Fukushima
Japanese officials say unusually high radioactivity was discovered in Tokyo unrelated to the Fukushima I. nuclear power plant.
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Philippines welcomes new storms
Another tropical storm is about to land in the Philippines when at least one million people in this country still have to live in flooding due to the consequences of Typ…
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14-strong strong Nalgae storms towards the East Sea
At 1 o'clock on October 1, the location of the center of the storm is about 17.2 degrees Vi Bac; 124.1 degrees east longitude, about 200km from the island of Luke (Phili…
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Severe storms and floods in Asia, more than 600 people died and went missing
Yesterday, a major storm hit Vietnam, leaving 20,000 people evacuated, while the Philippines was also hit by storms and many other Asian countries flooded during the hur…
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Floating ball to save people in tsunami
A Japanese company built a circular storage chamber capable of floating on water to help people escape in tsunamis and other natural disasters.
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The Philippines struggled with the consequences of two storms
Philippines mobilizes helicopters, speedboats, and amphibious vehicles to evacuate people after the storm of Nalgae while rescue forces race against time to provide food…
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More than 200 people died from floods in Thailand
The worst flood in Thailand for decades has killed 224 people and affected three-quarters of the country.
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Tin storm on the East Sea (Storm No. 5)
At 07:00 on September 28, the location of the storm center is about 17.4 degrees Vi Bac; 116.8 degrees Kinh Dong, about 490 km from Hoang Sa archipelago to the East Nort…
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Tin storm on the East Sea
At 16:00 on September 28, the location of the center of the storm was about 17.6 degrees north latitude; 115.5 degrees east longitude, about 350 km from Hoang Sa archipe…
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Tin storm on the East Sea (Storm No. 5) - Update
At 07:00 on September 29, the location of the center of the storm was about 19.6 degrees North latitude; 112.3 degrees Kinh Dong, about 620km from the coast of Quang Nin…
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Tonight Nesat storm affects the North
At 10 o'clock on September 29, the location of the storm center is about 19.7 degrees Vi Bac; 111.8 Kinh Dong, about 560km from the coast of Quang Ninh - Nam Dinh provin…
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Japan will bury contaminated soil in some forests
Half a year after a consecutive nuclear power plant disaster, Japan has found a way to deal with the huge amount of radioactive soil in Fukushima.