A heat wave and snowstorm will hit the western part of the country next week
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Southwest Japan braces for Typhoon Haishen
What could be the most powerful typhoon in decades is threatening the country’s southwest. Weather officials expect the typhoon to develop to emergency-warning level as it approaches or makes landfall in the Kyushu region from Sunday to Monday. Japan Meteorological … Read More
Please, Stop It 2020: Millions of ‘Drunk’ German Wasps Invade UK
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AFP 2020/Guillaume Souvant According to specialists, due to the bounty of ripened fruit at this time of the year many wasps will gorge on their fermenting juices, making them “tipsy and extra bold”. Britons are facing an “invasion from Germany”, … Read More
Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 strikes near coast of northern Chile
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(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the coast of Northern Chile on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said, and some damage and minor landslides were reported in areas near the epicenter, according to local media. … Read More
‘Extremely dangerous’: Hurricane Laura nears Category 5 strength as it approaches Gulf Coast
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Hurricane Laura is nearing Category 5 status Wednesday as it continues to creep closer toward the Texas-Louisiana border. The National Hurricane Center called the hurricane “extremely dangerous.” As of 10 p.m. EST, the National Hurricane Center says Laura … Read More
‘It’s in full beast mode’: Category 4 Hurricane Laura surges toward landfall near Texas-Louisiana border
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SABINE PASS, Texas — Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm with “unsurvivable storm surge” on Wednesday night or early Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana border, the National Hurricane Center said. There are possible tornadoes approaching southeastern … Read More
Over 7,000 fires burn 1.5 mln acres of land in California
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Photo taken on Aug. 19, 2020 at the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve of San Mateo County shows a helicopter flying over the dense smoke of wildfires in San Francisco Bay Area, California, the United States. (Photo by Dong Xudong/Xinhua) … Read More