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Severe floods in the southern region of France
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Severe floods in the southern region of France

On June 18, thousands of pilgrims were evacuated from a famous shrine in the city of Lourdes in southern France due to flooding that drowned some administrative areas in…

December 16, 2018
Greenhouse gases increase extreme rainfall
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Greenhouse gases increase extreme rainfall

According to a study recently published in the electronic library Geophysical Research Letters, once the Earth warms due to the increasing concentration of greenhouse ga…

December 16, 2018
Heavy rains last in China, killing 15 people
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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…

December 16, 2018
Cold weather can increase blood pressure
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Cold weather can increase blood pressure

Scottish researchers have discovered an association between cold weather, low sunshine and heavy rain with the risk of hypertension. They also found that patients with w…

December 16, 2018
Taiwan shakes because of 6.7 Richter earthquake
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Taiwan shakes because of 6.7 Richter earthquake

At 13:43 Beijing time (12h 43 minutes in Vietnam) on June 2, in Taiwan's Nantou district (China), an earthquake with magnitude of 6.7 on Richter scale occurred, killing…

December 16, 2018
Heavy rain caused heavy damage in Central Europe
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Heavy rain caused heavy damage in Central Europe

Heavy rains hit Central Europe on June 2, killing three people and at least eight people missing, causing flooding, landslides, traffic interruptions and forcing hundred…

December 16, 2018
England suddenly received heavy snow in mid-May
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England suddenly received heavy snow in mid-May

In mid-May, the sky suddenly snowed 5cm thick, the temperature dropped quickly, heavy rain lasted with a wind speed of over 100km / h, the whole UK was suffering from on…

December 16, 2018
Heavy storms will appear more and more
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Heavy storms will appear more and more

Increasing humidity due to warming of air and ocean will increase the frequency and severity of storms, potentially destroying dams, causing flooding, accompanied by cou…

December 16, 2018
Lao Cai again caught heavy hail
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Lao Cai again caught heavy hail

Lasting 20 minutes, early 29/3 hail rained down on Bao Yen district with a stone size of 7-8cm which caused much damage. Meteorological experts insist that this locality…

December 16, 2018
Hail fell again in Lao Cai
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Hail fell again in Lao Cai

3/4 night, along with thunderstorms, hail appeared in Sapa district with light intensity. This is the fifth hail in Lao Cai since March 27.

December 16, 2018
Why hail, how to prevent hail
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Why hail, how to prevent hail

Continuously from the end of last week until now, hail occurred in many places such as Lao Cai, Kon Tum, Song Tranh hydropower area ... with the level

December 16, 2018
Brazil: Heavy rain and landslides killed 13 people
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Brazil: Heavy rain and landslides killed 13 people

Rio de Janeiro state government of Brazil on March 18 announced that 13 people were killed, 3 missing and 20 others were injured in the past 24 hours due to heavy rain i…

December 16, 2018