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Sumatra again had a strong earthquake
On September 20, a strong earthquake shook many parts of Sumatra island of Indonesia. There is no information about damage or casualties.
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Arctic will no longer have ice fields
'We have not encountered any ice fields at sea Laptevyx (*)' - Igor Semiletov, a member of the international Arctic survey team, informed the Itar-Tass news agency on Se…
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The zigzag No. 5, the boats are vulnerable
The direction of storm No. 5 (Typhoon Lekima) is very complicated; Hydrometeorological stations offer different forecasts with great errors. The Steering Committee on Fl…
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Volcanic eruption in Yemen
A volcano erupted on a small island off Yemen, launching lava and ash hundreds of meters into the air, a Canadian naval ship near the island in the Red Sea said yesterda…
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Strong earthquakes in Indonesia cause a tsunami of 3m high
A 8.2-magnitude earthquake happened off Indonesia's Sumatra island, causing tsunami warnings across the Indian Ocean. Nearly 3m high tsunami hit Padang town, about 20 mi…
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Super seismic, super tsunami threaten Southeast Asia
Large earthquakes off the Sumatra islands, Indonesia on September 12, can lead to a massive earthquake that causes tsunamis, leading to the deaths of hundreds of thousan…
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Storm formed off the Philippines
At 3 am on September 20, the US Pacific Tropical Storm Warning Center (JTWC) began to alert the tropical cyclone that was forming near Yap Island, on the waters off the…
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Dean Storm moved at 204km / h to hit the Caribbean
The Jamaican government evacuated people from the coast and tourists also boarded the plane out of the country only hours before Hurricane Dean struck the island directl…
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Indonesian volcano erupted
Karangetan volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted hot lava and high ashes in the early morning (August 20), a few hours after hundreds of villagers living on the mount…
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Japan: Strong earthquake off the island of Okinawa
This morning (August 7), a strong earthquake with an initial magnitude of 6.4 magnitudes occurred off Japan's Okinawa island. Still no information on casualties.
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Japan canceled 128 flights due to storms
This morning (August 2), the Kyushu island government in southern Japan issued a flood warning when Typhoon Usagi with winds of more than 200 km / h reached here. 128 fl…
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Strong earthquakes in Russia cause tsunamis
A strong earthquake struck near Sakhalin Island, the Far East, Russia killed one person and created small tsunamis that hit northern Japan.
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Greece: Forest fire, hundreds of tourists evacuated
On July 12, a large forest fire occurred on Greek island of Skiathos damaging many homes and forcing hundreds of tourists to evacuate. No information about casualties.
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Man-Yi storm entered Japan, more than 300 flights were canceled
Yesterday (July 13), Typhoon Man-Yi hit the southern island of Okinawa, causing a power outage that affected tens of thousands of households and hundreds of flights were…
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7 days 139 earthquakes
According to the USGS Geological Research Institute of the United States, there have been 139 earthquakes on the earth in the last 7 days, particularly from 740 hrs on t…