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  • CURRENT AFFAIRS
  • Environment

Fresh eruption causes panic as search and rescue teams struggle to reach remote villages

Many still have not returned to their homes and are living in makeshift shelters. A fresh eruption at the Anak Krakatau volcano that caused last weekend’s deadly tsunami…

  • Published: December 26, 201812:57 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • CURRENT AFFAIRS
  • Environment
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    • HEADLINE

Sunda Strait tsunami death toll hits 429

More bodies discovered at sea and as rescuers reach remote areas. The death toll from the tsunami that hit Banten and Lampung provinces on the evening of Dec. 22 has reached 429…

  • Published: December 26, 201812:51 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • ANALYSIS
  • Environment
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What caused the Sunda Strait tsunami?

A volcanic eruption may have been the cause of the cataclysmic event. Questions still abound about what caused the tsunami that hit beaches in Lampung and Banten on Saturday…

  • Published: December 24, 20181:30 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • Environment
  • HEADLINE-1

Sunda Strait tsunami: What we know so far

A round up by the Jakarta Post of what we know so far about the deadly event. A tsunami hit Banten and Lampung on Saturday at 9:27 p.m. The tsunami was caused by an abnormal tidal…

  • Published: December 24, 20181:28 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • CULTURE AND SOCIETY
  • Environment
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    • HEADLINE

Tsunami kills at least 222 in Indonesia, more than 800 injured

The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers reach remote areas. A tsunami following a volcanic eruption in Indonesia on Saturday (Dec 22) has killed 222 people, with…

  • Published: December 24, 20181:25 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • DIPLOMACY
  • Environment
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Global climate action plan adopted by almost 200 nations

Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Russia being notable exceptions to the plan. A global action plan to limit damage from climate change was adopted by almost 200 nations late…

  • Published: December 16, 201811:40 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • ANALYSIS
  • Environment

Bangladesh 7th most vulnerable to climate change

A new study says the South Asian country faces massive challenges due to climate change and global warming. In a new global index, Bangladesh has been ranked seventh among the…

  • Published: December 6, 20187:31 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • ANALYSIS
  • Environment

Jakarta sinking fast: Experts

Changes must be made or the city faces massive changes within a decade. More than a quarter of Jakarta’s 661.52 square kilometers will be submerged by water in less than a…

  • Published: December 6, 20187:24 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • ECONOMICS
  • Environment

Climate change plan approved by Japan cabinet

The government approved a climate change adaptation plan at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday that is aimed at countering the dangers caused by global warming. The adaptation plan —…

  • Published: November 28, 201810:03 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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  • Environment
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Japanese partsmaker fabricated earthquake shock-absorber data

The government says buildings with parts will still withstand severe earthquakes. Parts maker KYB Corp. and a subsidiary falsified the inspection data of oil-type base-isolation…

  • Published: October 18, 201810:16 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network

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