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Japan earthquake: death toll rises to 62 amid warnings of landslides and aftershocks

Ishikawa and its Noto peninsula, one of the worst affected areas, has been hit by more than 100 aftershocks

The Guardian - AU

Japan Quake Toll Rises To 55 As Weather Hampers Rescuers

Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides and heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 55 people.

International Business Times

How devastating was Monday’s earthquake in Japan?

At least 30 people have been killed in Ishikawa while many people are believed to be trapped under rubble.

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Tsunami Threat Looms As Powerful Earthquake Rocks Japan Coast

Join Stanley Goosby, lead duty scientist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, as he discusses the tsunami threats and potential dangers in Japan.

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Major Japan Quake Triggers Tsunami Waves, Residents Told To Run

Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan on Monday after a series of powerful earthquakes that damaged homes, closed highways and prompted authorities to urge people to run to higher ground.

International Business Times

A strong tropical storm is lashing parts of Japan and disrupting holiday travel

A strong tropical storm is lashing central and western Japan with heavy rain and high winds, causing flooding and power blackouts and paralyzing transportation while many people were traveling for a Buddhist holiday week

The Independent UK

Honshu typhoon: Powerful storm approaches western Japan

A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan’s main archipelago of Honshu, threatening to hit large areas of western and central Japan with heavy rain and high winds

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Typhoon approaches western Japan, threatening to bring heavy rain and high winds during holiday week

A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan’s main archipelago of Honshu, threatening to hit large areas of western and central Japan with heavy rain and high winds

The Independent UK

Typhoon Khanun knocks out power, grounds flights in Japan’s Okinawa

Elderly man reported dead as fierce winds from slow-moving typhoon hit power lines and flip cars in southern Japan.

Al Jazeera

Bureau of Meteorology considering change to El Niño and La Niña definitions

The Bureau of Meteorology is in discussions with international atmospheric agencies to overhaul how La Niña and El Niño are defined, potentially rewriting the record books of global weather history.

ABC News

Devastating typhoon rips through Japan as two dead and tens of thousands without power

Typhoon Talas has ripped through towns and cities in Japan with severe winds reaching 100 kph and heavy rain causing landslides and severe flooding with two men having been killed

Daily Mirror

1 dead after typhoon slams into Japan

One person was confirmed dead in Japan on Monday after Typhoon Nanmadol slammed into the country, injuring dozens, but authorities downgraded warnings as the storm weakened after landfall.

Bangkok Post

Japan’s fearsome super-typhoon: All you need to know

Typhoon Nanmadol has the potential to be the most destructive storm to strike Japan in decades.

Al Jazeera

Thousands shelter as super typhoon Nanmadol hits Japan

Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge over four million residents to evacuate.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands in Shelters as Japan Braces for Typhoon Nanmadol

Thousands of people were in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge nearly three million residents to evacuate. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a rare "special warning" for the Kagoshima region in southern Kyushu prefecture -- an…

Reuters

Typhoon Nanmadol bears down on Japan's Kyushu island

Typhoon Nanmadol bore down on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu on Sunday with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warning of gales and high waves.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan Urges Evacuations as ‘Unprecedented’ Super Typhoon Approaches

The Japan Meteorological Agency urged residents to evacuate parts of the southern island of Kyushu on Saturday, ahead of a large and powerful typhoon expected to bring up to half a meter (20 inches) of rain when it makes landfall on Sunday. Nanmadol, classified as a super typhoon by the…

The Independent UK

Volcanic eruption in Japan forces evacuations in 2 towns

Dozens of people have evacuated two towns in southern Japan where a volcano spewed ash and large rocks into the nighttime sky

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Volcano Erupts on Western Japanese Island of Kyushu

A volcano on Japan's major western island of Kyushu erupted on Sunday evening, sending black smoke billowing high into the air, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries, and authorities said they did not expect a major eruption. The volcano, which is called Sakurajima and is…

Evening Standard

Japan swelters in worst heatwave since 1875

Japan is sweltering in its worst heatwave since 1875 as the mercury soared to 34C in Tokyo on Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Scorching temperatures continue across Japan's Kanto region

The mercury topped 30 C in central Tokyo and other parts of Kanto on Tuesday morning, with soaring summer temperatures arriving earlier than usual in the region.

Sports Illustrated

Syracuse Announces New Name for What Was the Carrier Dome

Syracuse and Carrier had a naming rights agreement since 1980.

Benzinga

Japan Meteorological Agency Picks L3Harris To Lead Weather Satellite Study

L3Harris Technologies Inc (NYSE:LHX) has secured a contract from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) for an advanced study to enhance the accuracy and timing of Japan's weather forecasting. The financial terms were not disclosed. L3Harris will lead the geostationary hyperspectral infrared (IR) sounder study for the JMA's future enterprise. L3Harris evaluates geostationary sounder…

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