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Heavy rain caused flooding in many parts of Indonesia
Many parts of Indonesia have been flooded and material damage has been caused by heavy rains that lasted throughout November 17-18.
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48 people died from typhoons in Korea
The Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, yesterday reported that Typhoon Bolaven destroyed more than 6,700 houses and spilled over 16,700 trees. The total area of crops i…
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Asian cities continued to suffer disaster
Serious flooding, power shortages, power outages or traffic jams are pressures that big cities in Asia are suffering under the impact of dizzying economic development, e…
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China wants to keep the right to publish pollution indicators
Chinese cities suffer from the most serious air pollution in the world, but for years the government's air measurements have shown low levels of pollution. Public awaren…
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Beijing reduced more than 1,000 polluting enterprises
The Beijing authorities' decision was made after urgent public opinion of the frequent situation of dirty air covering the city, AFP reported. Sometimes the dirty air be…
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Car smoke harms more people than traffic accidents
The number of people who die from air pollution in the streets every year in the UK is more than twice the number of people who die from traffic accidents. The two resea…
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Traffic - No. 1 culprit causes air pollution
According to Mr. Nguyen Hoang Duc, Head of Air Control and Import of Scrap, General Department of Environment, air quality in urban Vietnam is in alarm, especially in bi…
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Sandstorm attacks northwest China
Yesterday, a serious sandstorm swept across northwest China, paralyzing public traffic and forcing many schools to close.
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The second longest river in Europe freezes, traffic is paralyzed
The water transport industry costs several million euros a day because the Danube, the second longest river in Europe, freezes, making boats unable to travel from Austri…
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Unusual snowfall is nearly 1 meter thick in Algeria
From February 4 in many provinces and cities of Algeria, there are many irregular snow showers, especially in the Central, West and East regions of this country.
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Bulgaria: Heavy rain, heavy snow causing power outages and congestion
Local officials and media say more than 300 villages and towns have lost power. Electricity supplier EVN said it is having trouble recovering power supply in western Bul…
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Floods raging in the Central region, hundreds of passengers jammed
The central provinces have heavy rain, causing flash floods, landslides ... making 7 people dead and missing, thousands of vehicles congested on the highway. Nearly 500…
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Air pollution causes impaired brain function
The results of two recent studies show that air pollution in cities or roads can seriously impair brain function, accelerate the aging process.
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Terrifying land in Korea, 17 people died
Two landslides occurred in the capital, Seoul and a town in northern Korea today, leaving a total of 17 people dead and 3 others missing.
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Video: Iceland's most active volcano erupts
Iceland closed the main international airport and canceled domestic flights after the country's most active volcano, Grimsvotn, began erupting.