Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
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Natural Disasters
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M4.9 quake hits eastern Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 hit parts of eastern Japan on Monday afternoon. However, there were no reports of injury or damage to any buildings. There was no tsunami alert following the quake
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Death toll from worst winter in over three decades rises in Europe
VIENNA, Austria - This week, heavy snowfall from the worst winter in over 30 years battered parts of Europe, causing fatal avalanches, major traffic and power disruptions and leaving more than 21 people
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42,000 people killed in natural disasters in last 45 years
As many as 42,000 people were killed in various disasters in the last 45 years in Nepal. The data was made public at a function organised by Byash Municipality, National Society for Earthquake Technology
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Heavy snowfall likely in parts of Uttarakhand
The Meteorological Department (Met) Sunday predicted heavy snowfall in the hills of Uttarakhand over the next 24 hours, prompting the state government to ask all district magistrates to make necessary
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Rwanda lost Rwf200bn due to disasters last year
The year 2018 is gone, but, some people are still reeling from the disasters that hit various parts of the country during the year. Disasters, mainly floods and landslides as well as lightning strikes,
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Indonesia: Magnitude 6.6 quake hits Moluccas islands
An earthquake with a revised magnitude of 6.6 struck 173km northwest of the city of Ternate, North Maluku, on Indonesia's Moluccas Islands, the US Geological Survey has said. The strong quake was felt
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Worst storm in 30 years: Pabuk lashes Thailand during holiday season
BANGKOK, Thailand - The popular tourist islands in southern Thailand suffered after tropical storm Pabuk lashed the region with heavy wind and rain. Pabuk, which is being dubbed as potentially the worst
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Cleaner air, Ganga, dam safety, Rules: What will matter in 2019, and why
Climate change-driven events like Kerala floods underline need for greater focus on environment. Notwithstanding events such as last year’s floods in Kerala, which were at least partly due to the mismanagement
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Cold wave conditions likely to continue in first week of 2019: IMD
While the IMD had prior to the winter season said temperatures are likely to be “slightly above normal”, a senior official at the Ministry of Earth Sciences clarified that the IMD had predicted an average