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CNN —At least five people were killed and 33 injured in a tornado Saturday that struck Guangzhou, a city of 19 million people in southern China, according to Chinese state media. Authorities say 141 factory buildings were damaged but no residential houses collapsed, according to the Xinhua news agency. It said a preliminary assessment put the tornado at level-three intensity, two below the highest level of five. A weather station in Liangtian Village, Baiyun District, about 1.7 miles from where the tornado hit, registered a maximum wind gust of 20.6 meters per second, Xinhua reported. Earlier this week state media reported that floods had killed at least four people in Guangdong.
Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Xinhua, China Meteorological Agency Locations: Guangzhou, China, Xinhua, Hong Kong, Guangdong province, Liangtian Village, Baiyun District, Guangdong
Earthquake jolts southern Japan's Ehime, Kochi prefectures
  + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Japan late on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake was the Bungo Channel, a strait separating the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, the agency said, adding that no tsunami warning had been issued. Ehime and Kochi prefectures were hit by the quake with an intensity of 6 on Japan's 1-7 scale, the JMA said. No major damage has been reported so far, according to local media reports.
Organizations: Japan Meteorological Agency, JMA Locations: Japan, Kyushu, Shikoku, Ehime, Kochi
A powerful earthquake struck off Taiwan early Wednesday, rocking the entire island and collapsing buildings. Japan issued a tsunami alert for the southern Japanese island group of Okinawa. A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands. The Japan Meteorological Agency forecast a tsunami of up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) for the southern Japanese island group of Okinawa. A wave of 30 centimeters (about 1 feet) was detected on the coast of Yonaguni island about 15 minutes after the quake struck.
Organizations: Television, U.S . Geological Survey, Japan Meteorological Agency Locations: Taiwan, Japan, Okinawa, Hualien, Taipei, U.S, Yonaguni, Miyako
CNN —A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off Taiwan’s eastern coast Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey, prompting tsunami warnings for the island and southern Japan. Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration issued a tsunami warning following the quake. The Japan Meteorological Agency also issued a tsunami warning for Miyakojima and Okinawa islands, warning of waves up to 3 meters expected imminently. Several aftershocks were felt in Taiwan, including one that registered a magnitude of 6.5, according to the USGS. A magnitude 6.2 quake hit near Hualien in 2018, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 300 others.
Organizations: CNN, Geological Survey, Weather Administration, CWA, Japan Meteorological Agency Locations: Japan, Hualien, Taiwan’s, Okinawa, Taiwan, Indonesia, Chile, Hualien County, Taroko
With its history of natural disasters, Japan is one of the countries best prepared for emergencies. Japan now has some of the strictest building codes of any country in the world, The New York Times reported after the 2011 earthquake. Japan installs resilient infrastructureMuch like its buildings, Japan has the experience and the money to fortify its infrastructure against earthquakes. During that 2011 disaster, rapid response teams were able to quickly repair roads to help move supplies and assistance to affected areas. According to the World Bank, historical knowledge may have helped save lives during Japan's 2011 tsunami.
Persons: , Daniel Aldrich, Aldrich, he's, Kim Kyung, They're Organizations: Service, Reuters, World Bank, Northeastern University, Japan, New York Times, BBC News, Officials, Universal Studios Japan, Kyodo, REUTERS, Japan Meteorological Society, Japan Railways, Japan Times, Guardian, KYODO, Japan Meteorological Agency, NOAA Locations: Japan, Noto, Turkey, Syria, Haiti, Pakistan, Wajima, Tokyo, Mashiki, Kumamoto, Fukushima, Natori
Satellite image ©2024 Maxar TechnologiesDuring the 2024 earthquake, buildings and homes were leveled in Wajima. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar TechnologiesBoats capsized off the coast of Suzu City when the 2024 earthquake hit. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar TechnologiesRoads cracked open as a result of the 2024 earthquake. ASSOCIATED PRESS (left) / Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies (right)The total death toll and overall destruction from the 2024 quake are still unclear as rescuers scramble to save people trapped under rubble.
Persons: , it's, Suzu's, Masuhiro Izumiya Organizations: Service, Japan Meteorological Agency, Fukushima, International Tsunami Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, BBC, Guardian, Technologies, Washington Post, Japan Times, AP News Locations: Japan, Noto Peninsula, Sendai, Ishinomaki, Natori Port, Fukushima, Wajima, Suzu City, Noto, Suzu, Turkey
AdvertisementSatellite images show mass destruction to Japan's west coast and inner cities after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the country on Monday. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar TechnologiesMasuhiro Izumiya, the mayor of the town of Suzu, near the quake's epicenter, said 90% of houses might have been destroyed, Reuters reported. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies. AdvertisementA road destroyed by the earthquake and another giant fissure shown in a satellite image. The event is being compared to Japan's 2011 9.0 magnitude earthquake.
Persons: , Agency's Organizations: Service, Japan Meteorological Agency, JMA, NHK, Rescue, Reuters, Suzu, Technologies, BBC, Japan Aerospace, Locations: Japan, Ukai, Wajima, Kanazawa ., Suzu, Suzu City, Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Afghanistan
MANILA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Philippines lifted a tsunami alert early on Sunday as waves receded from a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the south of the country, triggering coastal evacuations and some waves in there and in Japan. More than 500 aftershocks were recorded, and the Philippines' Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) urged caution as people resumed normal activities. "The tsunami threat associated with this earthquake has now largely passed the Philippines," Phivolcs said in a statement but advised people in threatened communities to heed the instructions from local authorities. [1/4]People gather at an evacuation center, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines December 2, 2023. Japan's Hachijojima island, some 290 km (180 miles) south of Tokyo, recorded waves of 40 cm (1.3 feet), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Persons: Phivolcs, Bicap, Hinatuan, Philvolcs, James Soria, Cosme Calejesan, Karen Lema, Neil Jerome Morales, William Mallard Organizations: Institute of, Philippine Coast Guard, Reuters, REUTERS Acquire, Centre . Earthquakes, Japan Meteorological Agency, U.S ., Thomson Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Japan, Mindanao, Surigao Del Sur, Davao Oriental, Bislig, Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Handout, Centre, Hinatuan province, Tokyo, U.S, Surigao City, Manila
Evacuations were continuing in the Philippines, where there were no initial reports of significant wave damage or casualties despite continuing aftershocks. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Phivolcs, maintained that the risk of a tsunami remained. However, the two provinces are largely rural and not densely populated, unlike other parts of the Philippines. The EMSC said the quake of magnitude 7.5 had struck at a depth of 63 km (39 miles), while the U.S. Geographic Survey put the quake at magnitude 7.6 and a depth of 32 km (20 miles), and said it had struck at 10:37 p.m. (1437 GMT).
Persons: Mikhail Flores MANILA, Phivolcs, Raymark Gentallan, James Soria, Cosme Calejesan, EMSC, Mrinmay Dey, Mikhail Flores, Karen Lema, Kiyoshi Takenaka, Kevin Liffey, Alison Williams, David Holmes, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S ., Philippine Institute of, Japan Meteorological Agency, Seismological, Reuters, Earthquakes, U.S . Geographic Survey Locations: Philippines, Mindanao, Japan, U.S, Tokyo, Surigao Del Sur, Davao Oriental, Hinatuan, Surigao City, Bengaluru, Manila
Papua New Guinea Volcano Erupts and Japan Says It's Assessing a Possible Tsunami Risk to Its IslandsThe Japan Meteorological Agency says a volcano in Papua New Guinea has erupted and it is assessing a possible risk of a tsunami for Japanese coasts
Organizations: Japan Meteorological Agency Locations: Papua, Guinea, Japan, Papua New Guinea
An ongoing volcanic eruption has created a tiny island near Iwoto. AdvertisementAdvertisementJapan has a new tiny island thanks to an ongoing eruption from an underwater volcano. The 328-foot-wide island emerged in the Ogasawara Island chain, about half a mile from Iwoto (formerly known as Iwo Jima). Those who want to marvel at the rare sight should do so quickly, as the island may not last very long, Usui told the AP. Similar volcanic islands appeared in the area in 1904, 1914, and 1986 but have all since been washed away, said Fukashi Maeno, an associate professor at Tokyo University's earthquake research institute, per The Guardian.
Persons: , Yuji Usui, Usui, Fukashi Maeno Organizations: Service, Japan Meteorological Agency, Associated Press, Guardian, New York Times Locations: Iwoto, Iwo, Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long. The unnamed undersea volcano, located about 1 kilometer (half a mile) off the southern coast of Iwo Jima, which Japan calls Ioto, started its latest series of eruptions on Oct. 21. Volcanic activity at the site has since subsided, and the newly formed island has somewhat shrunk because its “crumbly” formation is easily washed away by waves, Usui said. “But the island may not last very long.”Undersea volcanos and seismic activities have formed new islands in the past. In 2015, a new island was formed as a result of a month-long eruption of a submarine volcano off the coast of Tonga.
Persons: Ioto, Yuji Usui, Usui, , Joe Rosenthal, Suribachi Organizations: TOKYO, Japan Meteorological Agency, United States Marines Locations: Japan, Iwo Jima, Nishinoshima, Tokyo, Pakistan, Tonga
Tokyo CNN —The world’s newest island has risen from the sea off the coast of the Japanese island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean. Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) told CNN the unnamed island was formed by an undersea volcanic eruption. The photos show a small eruption sending a dark cloud of ash above the tiny island, which is now part of the Ogasawara Island chain. The island sits about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) south of mainland Japan and a kilometer from Iwo Jima, the island that saw some of the fiercest battles of World War II in the Pacific. US Marines fought tens of thousands of Japanese garrisoned there in a battle that killed more than 7,000 Americans and 22,000 Japanese troops.
Persons: Setsuya Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Japan’s Meteorological Agency, CNN, Defense Force, JMA, Earthquake Research, University of Tokyo, volcanology, Japan Times, Pacific . US Marines Locations: Iwo Jima, Japan, Pacific
Three weeks ago, the view from Iwo Jima showed open ocean. Now there’s a tiny new island right offshore, billowing smoke as it grows and offering a rare glimpse at how volcanic islands emerge. The new island is the product of an unnamed undersea volcano that began erupting on Oct. 21, less than a mile from Iwo Jima, the island in Japan where American and Japanese forces waged a fierce battle during World War II. No injuries or damages have been reported on Iwo Jima, hundreds of miles from Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean, since the ongoing eruption began. The eruption is offering an eye-opening real-time view of a rare geological phenomenon.
Persons: Yuji Usui Organizations: Japan Meteorological Agency Locations: Iwo Jima, Japan, Tokyo
Paris CNN —Storm Ciarán has brought hurricane-strength winds to France, the Channel Islands and southern England, leaving more than a million people without access to electricity and forcing hundreds of schools to close. Waves crashing on the Phare du Four in Porspoder, western France, on November 2, 2023, as Storm Ciarán reached the region. Fallen trees and electricity pylons uprooted by the storm were to blame for the cuts. A tree brought down by Storm Ciarán overnight blocking the road at Castle Hill on November 2, 2023 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. Storm Ciarán follows less than two weeks after Storm Babet, which brought strong winds, heavy rainfall and flash flooding to parts of Scotland and northern and central England, killing several people.
Persons: Paris CNN —, Ciarán, Storm Ciarán, Damien Meyer, Enedis, Hugh Hastings, Ben Birchall, Storm Babet, , Friederike Otto, Angela Dewan Organizations: Paris CNN, Channel, Getty, French Transport, Clément, Franceinfo, Isles, Islands, Storm, Met, Met Office, Grantham Institute, Imperial College London Locations: France, England, Finistère, Porspoder, Brittany, Clément Beaune, Jersey, Cornwall, English, Castle Hill, Falmouth , Cornwall, Somerset, Scotland
Japan issues tsunami advisory for Izu, Ogasawara Islands area
  + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
TOKYO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Japan issued a tsunami advisory for the Izu, Ogasawara island areas in the eastern part of the country on Monday. The tsunami already arrived in some island areas, which reported waves as high as 60 centimetres (24 inches), national broadcaster NHK said. The advisory followed an earthquake near Torishima Island at 5:25 a.m. (JST), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The United States Geological Survey measured a quake in the area with a magnitude of 4.9. The Izu Islands area, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) south of Tokyo, was the site of an earthquake-triggered tsunami advisory on Thursday.
Persons: Rocky Swift, Lisa Shumaker, Kim Coghill Organizations: NHK, Japan Meteorological Agency, United States Geological, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Japan, Izu, Ogasawara, Torishima, Tokyo
LA PAZ, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Under a scorching sun, more than three hundred Bolivians on Friday marched to a dusty plain near the Incachaca dam that overlooks the city of La Paz, gathering to pray for rain and an end to a severe drought that has threatened their water supply. The ten reservoirs that supply La Paz - one of the country's largest cities with about 2.2 million inhabitants - only contain 135 days of water combined, Bolivia's state-owned water company EPSAS has warned. [1/5]Indigenous women pray for rain near the Incachaca dam, in Incachaca, on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia October 6, 2023. Only scarce rain is expected due to the weather phenomenon known as El Nino, the national meteorological agency has said. El Nino, a warming of water surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific Ocean, is linked to extreme weather conditions.
Persons: EPSAS, Susana Laruta, Claudia Morales, El, Bernardo Vedia, Santiago Limachi, Sergio Limachi, David Alire Garcia, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: LA, La Paz, REUTERS, El Nino, Thomson Locations: LA PAZ, La Paz, Incachaca, Bolivia
Japan issues tsunami advisory for islands in eastern Japan
  + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
TOKYO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Japan issued an advisory for a tsunami of 1 metre for the islands off of Izu peninsula on the eastern coast of the country. The warning followed an earthquake that had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 that struck at 11 a.m. near Torishima island, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The epicentre was in the Pacific ocean about 550 kms (340 miles) south of Tokyo. Reporting by Rocky Swift Editing by Chang-Ran KimOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Rocky Swift, Chang, Ran Kim Organizations: Japan Meteorological Agency, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Japan, Izu, Torishima, Tokyo
Malaysia prepares to make rain, close schools as haze worsens
  + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Malaysia's air quality was deteriorating, particularly in the western part of Peninsular Malaysia, with 11 areas recording unhealthy air pollution index (API) readings, the department's director general, Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar, said in a statement late on Monday. Malaysia said last week fires in neighbouring Indonesia were causing the pollution although Indonesia has denied detecting any smoke drifting over its borders into Malaysia. Schools and kindergartens must stop all outdoor activities when API readings reach 100, and close when they reach 200, he said. The environmental group Greenpeace, meanwhile, called on countries in the region to introduce legislation to stop plantation companies causing air pollution. Singapore, which prides itself on its clean air, passed a cross-border air pollution law in 2014 that makes those who cause haze both criminally and civilly liable.
Persons: Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar, Wan Abdul Latiff, Heng, Chun, Rozanna, Robert Birsel Organizations: of Environment, Malaysian, Greenpeace, Greenpeace Southeast, Thomson Locations: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Singapore
Malaysia Prepares to Make Rain, Close Schools as Haze Worsens
  + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +2 min
Malaysia's air quality was deteriorating, particularly in the western part of Peninsular Malaysia, with 11 areas recording unhealthy air pollution index (API) readings, the department's director general, Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar, said in a statement late on Monday. Malaysia said last week fires in neighbouring Indonesia were causing the pollution although Indonesia has denied detecting any smoke drifting over its borders into Malaysia. Schools and kindergartens must stop all outdoor activities when API readings reach 100, and close when they reach 200, he said. The environmental group Greenpeace, meanwhile, called on countries in the region to introduce legislation to stop plantation companies causing air pollution. Singapore, which prides itself on its clean air, passed a cross-border air pollution law in 2014 that makes those who cause haze both criminally and civilly liable.
Persons: Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar, Wan Abdul Latiff, Heng, Chun, Rozanna, Robert Birsel Organizations: Reuters, of Environment, Malaysian, Greenpeace, Greenpeace Southeast Locations: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Singapore
Temperatures in Spain shatter records as October kicks off
  + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The start of October in Spain this year has been the warmest since records began, the country's meteorological agency AEMET said on Monday, with nearly 40% of weather stations recording maximum temperatures above 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit). Two cities in south-central Spain, Badajoz and Montoro, broke the heat record for continental Spain during the month of October with 38 C and 38.2 C, respectively. The previous record was 37.5 C, documented in the resort city of Marbella in October 2014. The weather station at Madrid's iconic Retiro Park, which is over a century old, equalled its October record of 30 C set in 1930. He added that future summers would not only be hotter, but also longer, extending into the traditionally mild and rainy autumn.
Persons: Jon Nazca, AEMET, Ruben del Campo, Del, David Latona, Inti Landauro, Alex Richardson Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, TVE, Thomson Locations: Ronda, Spain, Rights MADRID, Badajoz, Montoro, Marbella, Retiro, Del Campo
It was the tail end of another long, hot Tokyo summer, and salarymen across the city were looking at their wardrobes with dread. Every year from May to September, Japan’s famously conservative corporate workers and government employees set aside their stiff, dark suits for more casual attire. Out go the neckties and starched shirts; in come short-sleeved polos and linen shirts, even the occasional Hawaiian. Uncomfortable though they may be, Japanese offices offer a model for how countries around the world can reduce greenhouse gas emissions that have contributed to record-breaking heat waves and extreme weather events. This August was the hottest ever recorded in Japan, according to its meteorological agency, and daily highs in Tokyo remained above 32 degrees Celsius, or 90 degrees Fahrenheit, into the latter part of September.
Persons: Japan’s Locations: Tokyo, Japan
Bottles of olive oil and sunflower oil at a Mercadona SA supermarket in Barcelona, Spain. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOlive oil prices spiked to fresh records as severe droughts in major producing countries crimp supplies — and drive up thefts in cooking oil. Spain, the world's largest producer and exporter of olive oil, has been battered by an intense drought for months. Olive oil thievesPrices of olive oil in Spain's Andalusia soared to €8.45 ($9.02) per kilogram in September, Mintec's benchmark showed. Shortly before that, thieves made off with 6,000 liters of extra virgin olive oil worth €50,000 from Terraverne oil mill, Spanish newspaper El Munco said.
Persons: Kyle Holland, Marin Serrano El Lagar, El Munco Organizations: Mercadona SA, Bloomberg, Getty, United States Department of Agriculture, CNBC, International Olive Council Locations: Barcelona, Spain, Italy, Greece, Spain's Andalusia, Spanish
REUTERS/Susana Vera Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A few subway lines in Madrid and high-speed train connections with southern cities were closed on Monday morning and two men were missing after torrential rain hit central Spain. Several roads in the Madrid region were closed as half a dozen bridges were torn down by water overflowing the riverbanks. The sudden torrential rain that hit the country transformed streets into rivers in Madrid, Castile, Catalonia and Valencia regions. Several subway lines were closed in the centre of Madrid on Monday morning. Some high-speed connections between Madrid and Andalusia region, in southern Spain, resumed later on Monday, but trains were operating at lower-than-normal speeds.
Persons: Susana Vera, Javier Chivite, Chivite, Rain, Inti Landauro, Alex Richardson Organizations: Spain's State Meteorological Agency, REUTERS, Rights, National Weather Agency, Thomson Locations: Spain's, Madrid, Spain, Rights MADRID, Aldea del Fresno, Castile, Catalonia, Valencia, Andalusia
CNN —Residents in Madrid were instructed by city authorities to stay indoors Sunday with Storm Dana set to lash the Spanish capital. The state meteorological agency, AEMET, issued a warning for Madrid, Toledo and Cadiz, where Dana is expected to bring strong rains. According to AEMET, up to 120 liters per square meter of rain could fall over Madrid in 12 hours. Madrid’s emergency services sent texts to residents warning them of flood risks and advising them against using vehicles. Atletico Madrid wrote on X that Sunday’s LaLiga football match against Sevilla had also been postponed due to the storm.
Persons: Storm Dana, AEMET, Dana, AEMAT, José Luis Martínez, Almeida, ” Martinez Organizations: CNN, Residents, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla Locations: Madrid, Toledo, Cadiz, Valencia
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