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Heavy rainfall is expected in Bengal during the next four days, according to the weather office.
As per heavy to very heavy rainfall is anticipated over the upcoming several days, On Thursday the India Meteorological Department (IMD) gave an alert for Bengal. Life has already been impacted in Sikkim and Darjeeling due to many landslides brought on by heavy rain.
It is quite likely ...
NORTHEASTERN JAPAN HIT BY M6.8 EARTHQUAKE; NO TSUNAMI ALERT
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- Northeastern Japan hit by M6.8 earthquake; no tsunami alert.
- The earthquake was recorded off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture about 51 kilometers below sea level.
- Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants reported no...
JAPAN ADOPTS A 5-YEAR PLAN TO BOOST ANTI-DISASTER MEASURES
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- Japan adopts a 5-year plan to boost anti-disaster measures.
- The plan is scheduled through fiscal 2025 and is approved by the Cabinet.
- The total cost would come to around $144 billion from the state budget.
- The ...
TYPHOON CHAN-HOM HITS JAPAN’S IZU ISLAND ON SUNDAY
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- Typhoon Chan-hom hits Japans’ Izu Island on Sunday.
- This is the country’s 14th typhoon in the year.
- Japan Meteorological Agency has warned of a possible storm on the Island of Honshu.
- On Saturday, t...
JAPAN EXPECTS ITS 12TH TYPHOON OF THE YEAR; TYPHOON DOLPHIN
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- Japan expects its 12th typhoon of the year; Typhoon Dolphin.
- Japan Meteorological Agency mentioned the typhoon to hit between Sept.24 and 25.
- On Sept.22, as of 9 A.M, the typhoon was located south of Japan and heading no...
JAPAN REPORTED 1 DEATH AND 108 INJURED DUE TO TYPHOON HAISHEN
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- Japan reported 1 death and 108 injured due to typhoon Haishen.
- A woman in her 70s in Kagoshima prefecture died after falling in a street gutter while trying to evacuate.
- Around 23,000 people in 11 prefectures were taking...
AFTER MAYSAK, TYPHOON HAISHEN BRINGS IN FIERCE WINDS AND RAIN IN JAPAN
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- After Maysak, typhoon Haishen brings in fierce winds and rain in Japan.
- Several rivers on the main southwestern islands of Kyushu were at risk.
- Haishen is considered to be powerful and is also large in its reach of areas...
JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY REPORTS TYPHOON MAYSAK APPROACHING KYUSHU REGION
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- Japan Meteorological Agency reports typhoon Maysak approaching Kyushu region with strength.
- Typhoon Maysak is the ninth tropical storm of 2020.
- On Sept.2, as of 10:50 AM, the typhoon was located north of the Okinawa pref...
DELHI: HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSES TRAFFIC JAMS, FLOODED STREETS
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• The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had warned of heavy rain in several north and central Indian states
• The IMD said Delhi and adjoining areas are seeing heave rain because of a well marked low pressure area over north Chattisgarh and neighbourho...
JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY REPORTS SURGE IN TYPHOONS; STRONGER AND SLOW MOVING
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- Japan Metrological Agency reports surge in typhoons; stronger and slow moving.
- An average of 1.2 more typhoons has reached Tokyo in 2019 as compared to 1980.
- The number of typhoons in a season increased by about 1.2 over...
JAPAN RECORDED ITS HIGHEST EVER TEMPERATURE OF 41.1 C ON MONDAY
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- Japan recorded its highest ever temperature of 41.1 C on Monday.
- The country had earlier recorded the same temperature in the summer of 2018.
- Temperatures in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture rose to 41.1 C.
- Tempe...
METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY WARNS ABOUT FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES DUE TO HEAVY RAINS IN JAPAN
- Meteorological agency warns about floods and landslides due to heavy rains in Japan.
- Wide areas of western and eastern Japan warned by weather officials.
- Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture observed 79 millimeters of hourly rainfall.
- The risk of landslides has...
Odisha using data to fix India's complex agriculture departments
The herculean task of India's agricultural policymakers is not only to provide time-sensitive responses to the needs of farmers, but also to account for staff, topography, weather, and logistical variations within each state. However, the growing demands for modernizing agriculture have focus...
Green House Gas Concentrations at alarming levels, WMO warns
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recorded the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases – Carbon dioxide, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide. Its reports state that CO2 concentration was just above the average rise recorded over the last decade. The concentrations of other greenhouse ga...