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Rising sea levels could cause staggering damage to these cities
Sea levels may rise by about one meter by 2100 if carbon emissions continue unchecked, according to a recent survey of experts, and the effects on coastal cities could be devastating. A 2008 report...
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Tweeters urge Japanese to donate to Serbian flood relief as repayment for...
Japan is no stranger to natural disasters, and the world rose up in support after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011 left thousands dead and millions homeless. Now it’s time for Japanese...
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Twitter user caught in Ibaraki flood tweets photos of his rescuers from...
Coverage of the heavy rains and typhoon that have swept through Japan this week have dominated much of the news in the country. Today, TV screens were filled with reports on the devastating flooding...
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Following flooding in Japan, Twitter users debate the history of the river’s...
The flooding in Japan has been absolutely awful, without a doubt, and the news has rightly been focused on the resulting devastation. But there is one aspect of the flooding that’s become a bit of a...
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Drones capture shocking footage of flooding in Ibaraki, Japan【Video】
When disaster zones are inaccessible by ground—such as the areas of Japan hit by widespread and deadly flooding last week—news broadcasters typically take to the air, relaying footage from...
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Chiba ports become literal sea of garbage following last week’s severe...
The ports around the Chiba-area city of Choshi were last year honored for the fourth year in a row for having the largest catch of mackerel pike (a very popular fish known as sanma in Japanese) in...
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Single “Hebel Haus” is the only structure to defy the flooding of Japan’s...
Last week, we discussed the possible etymology of Kinugawa (“Angry Demon River”), which has been the scene of intense flooding in eastern Japan this month. While the overflowing river has devastated...
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Storm floods Korean university’s library in dramatic style 【Photos】
Trading a library for a canoe course wouldn’t be an entirely bad deal. On my very first day of college, my first class was let out after just five minutes because of weather-related reasons. It was a...
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Frightening video shows how quickly Korean university’s library flooded in...
Downpour turns room into pond in less than two minutes. So there’s been some debate over how legit the photos of recent flooding at Korea’s Yonsei University are. And yes, the following footage does...
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Victim of 3.11 to people who have never suffered a disaster: Don’t send...
What many may think is well-intentioned well-wishing may not actually be all that well-received by victims of natural disasters. As you know, southwestern Japan experienced record rainfall last week...
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Samurai sword hunt begins as storm washes away blacksmith’s warehouse in Gifu...
Police assemble task force after 40 blades are lost in flooding. Once upon a time, there was a man who lived in the town of Seki, in Japan’s Gifu Prefecture. For centuries, Gifu had been known for...
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