News tagged with landslides
Mirinae floods Philippines, makes landfall in Vietnam with strong thunderstorms
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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Mirinae (Santi) caused 12 hours of flooding rains in the Philippines when it crossed the northern Luzon region over the weekend. On October 31 at 5 a.m. Local (Asia/Manila) Time (October 30 at 2100 UTC) Typhoon ...
Tsunami waves reasonably likely to strike Israel
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Oct 26, 2009 |
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"There is a likely chance of tsunami waves reaching the shores of Israel," says Dr. Beverly Goodman of the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences at the University of Haifa following encompassing geoarchaeological research ...
Global warming to triple rain over Taiwan: scientist
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Global warming will cause the amount of heavy rain dumped on Taiwan to triple over the next 20 years, facing the government with the urgent need to beef up flood defences, a scientist warned Tuesday.
Rubber plantations could have 'devastating' impact in Asia
May 21, 2009 |
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The expansion of rubber plantations in southeast Asia could have a "devastating" environmental impact, scientists warned Thursday as they pressed for a substantial increase in forest preserves.
UN: Growth of slums boosting natural disaster risk
May 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The rampant growth of urban slums around the world and weather extremes linked to climate change have sharply increased the risks from "megadisasters" such as devastating floods and cyclones, a U.N. ...
