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From Heatwaves To Floods: Extreme Weather Sweeps Across Asia
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BBC
While torrential rains lash China, Pakistan and parts of India, sweltering heat has enveloped Japan and South Korea as extreme weather claims hundreds of lives in the region.
Climate change has made weather extremities more intense, frequent and unpredictable, scientists say.
This pattern i...
While torrential rains lash China, Pakistan and parts of India, sweltering heat has enveloped Japan and South Korea as extreme weather claims hundreds of lives in the region.
Climate change has made weather extremities more intense, frequent and unpredictable, scientists say.
This pattern i...
- 7/8 20:49
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Mercury Hits New Japan Record High of 41.8 C in Isesaki
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NIPPON
The temperature in the eastern Japan city of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, soared to 41.8 degrees Celsius at 2:26 p.m. on Tuesday, marking a record high for Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The previous record high was 41.2 degrees, marked in the western city of Tamba, Hyogo Pre...
The temperature in the eastern Japan city of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, soared to 41.8 degrees Celsius at 2:26 p.m. on Tuesday, marking a record high for Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The previous record high was 41.2 degrees, marked in the western city of Tamba, Hyogo Pre...
- 5/8 20:42
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Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Russia Quake
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RFI
Japan's weather office on Thursday lifted a tsunami advisory imposed a day earlier after Russia's Far East was rocked by one of the strongest earthquakes on record.
"There is currently no coastal area for which tsunami warnings or advisories are in force," the Japan Meteorological Agency (J...
Japan's weather office on Thursday lifted a tsunami advisory imposed a day earlier after Russia's Far East was rocked by one of the strongest earthquakes on record.
"There is currently no coastal area for which tsunami warnings or advisories are in force," the Japan Meteorological Agency (J...
- 31/7 18:54
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Mercury Hits New Japan Record High of 41.2 C
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NIPPON
The temperature soared to 41.2 degrees Celsius in the western Japan city of Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, around 2:39 p.m. on Wednesday, setting a new national record high, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The previous record was 41.1 degrees, set in the eastern city of Kumagaya,...
The temperature soared to 41.2 degrees Celsius in the western Japan city of Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, around 2:39 p.m. on Wednesday, setting a new national record high, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The previous record was 41.1 degrees, set in the eastern city of Kumagaya,...
- 30/7 19:48
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Japan On Edge But Prepared For Tsunami After Huge Kamchatka Earthquake
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JAPAN TIMES
Towns, villages and nuclear reactors were evacuated and airports shut while office workers rushed to higher floors in coastal cities as Japan came under the threat of tsunamis Wednesday following a massive earthquake in the Russian Far East.
The country was prepared but on edge, wit...
Towns, villages and nuclear reactors were evacuated and airports shut while office workers rushed to higher floors in coastal cities as Japan came under the threat of tsunamis Wednesday following a massive earthquake in the Russian Far East.
The country was prepared but on edge, wit...
- 30/7 19:06
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Typhoon Nari Makes Landfall On Japan's Hokkaido
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NEWS AZ
Typhoon Nari struck Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, marking the first landfall of a typhoon on the region since 2016.
The storm, which weakened to a tropical storm after landfall, hit near Cape Erimo at the southern tip of Hokkaido around 2 a.m., according to the Japan ...
Typhoon Nari struck Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, marking the first landfall of a typhoon on the region since 2016.
The storm, which weakened to a tropical storm after landfall, hit near Cape Erimo at the southern tip of Hokkaido around 2 a.m., according to the Japan ...
- 15/7 20:05
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Heavy Rain, Soaring Temperatures Forecast For Wide Areas Of Japan
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NHK
A tropical depression in the East China Sea is forecast to approach the Kyushu region in southwest Japan toward Monday, bringing intense rainfall mainly to western Japan.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says warm, moist air is flowing from the south into the system, which is heading east. R...
A tropical depression in the East China Sea is forecast to approach the Kyushu region in southwest Japan toward Monday, bringing intense rainfall mainly to western Japan.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says warm, moist air is flowing from the south into the system, which is heading east. R...
- 13/7 20:53
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Another Quake Rocks Islands In Southwestern Japan
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NHK
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck in waters off Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.
Meteorological Agency officials say the quake occurred near the Tokara Islands at a depth of 19 kilometers but there is no threat of tsunami.
The quake struck at about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. On Aku...
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck in waters off Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.
Meteorological Agency officials say the quake occurred near the Tokara Islands at a depth of 19 kilometers but there is no threat of tsunami.
The quake struck at about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. On Aku...
- 5/7 20:44
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Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Jars Tokara Islands Amid Flurry Of Seismic Activity
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JAPAN TIMES
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture at 4:13 p.m. Thursday, according to the Meteorological Agency.
Authorities said there was no risk of a tsunami and there have been no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The strongest shaking was ...
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture at 4:13 p.m. Thursday, according to the Meteorological Agency.
Authorities said there was no risk of a tsunami and there have been no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The strongest shaking was ...
- 3/7 20:48
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Scorching Heat Grips Much Of Japan, Expected To Continue On Sunday
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NHK
Much of Japan was gripped by sweltering heat on Saturday, with temperatures soaring to 35 degrees Celsius or higher especially in western parts of the country.
The hot weather is expected to continue on Sunday, prompting warnings of heatstroke.
The Meteorological Agency says a high ...
Much of Japan was gripped by sweltering heat on Saturday, with temperatures soaring to 35 degrees Celsius or higher especially in western parts of the country.
The hot weather is expected to continue on Sunday, prompting warnings of heatstroke.
The Meteorological Agency says a high ...
- 28/6 20:21
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