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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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365,000 euros for climate change adaptation project
On March 28, the Project 'Building a climate change adaptation strategy for Vam Co river basin' has been implemented to leaders of departments, professional management,…
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Warning of the risk of serious water shortage
Security Water resources and food security are topics that the United Nations (UN) offers for World Water Day (March 22) this year. On this occasion, the UN warned the w…
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Hanoi faces the risk of flooding
Climate change (CC) makes rain and floods occur more frequently. Therefore, Hanoi needs to anticipate and have a plan to control the hazards during operation of the wate…
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Japan still faces the risk of super-earthquakes
A year after the tsunami earthquake, Japanese people in Tokyo still have to live in a sense of anxiety when scientists in the country recently issued a warning about the…
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Dirty air causes a heart attack
A group of French researchers, led by Hazrije Mustafic of the Paris Heart Research Center, published the information in the journal of the American Medical Association o…
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The risk of floods devastates the Danube basin countries
Margareta Wahlström Margareta Wahlström emphasized the devastating flooding caused by the rapid melting of ice on the Danube could increase human and property damage aft…
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WB helps Vietnam cope with urban flood risks
The World Bank (WB) said on February 14 that it will continue to support Vietnam in controlling and coping with flood risks through loans, technical assistance and input…
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The risk of radioactive leakage threatens water resources in the United States
The clean water supply to more than 11 million people is facing the risk of serious pollution due to the leak of radioactive substances at Indian Point Nuclear Power Pla…
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Humans are wasting 'resources' urine
The world is currently at risk of serious depletion of phosphorus reserves. While scientists are trying to find ways to remedy this situation, there is still a small amo…
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Flood threatens the Netherlands
The Netherlands is facing the risk of widespread flooding as many dikes in this country are threatened by rising water levels after heavy rains.
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Filipinos are miserable after the storm
Washi survivors in the Philippines are facing the risk of cholera and typhoid, while the number of people killed by the storm has exceeded 1,000.
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WMO enhances climate services in Africa
WMO's African program will enhance meteorological and hydrological services in African countries to reduce the risk of droughts, floods and other extreme weather events.
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Bangkok faces the risk of widespread disease
Health experts are warning of an outbreak of the disease in Bangkok when floodwaters are expected to recede in the coming days and the government says the worst flooding…
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Southeast Asia is severely affected by climate change
Vietnam is one of five Southeast Asian countries at risk of suffering the most severe impacts of global warming.