2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (613+ words) Summer still carries many of the expectations Americans have long associated with the season: beach days, backyard cookouts, lightning bugs at dusk, and the relief of mountain air. However, across the United States, many of the sensory markers that once…...

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1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (544+ words) In some parts of Japan, extreme summer temperatures are forcing farmers to rebuild their schedules around the coolest hours of the day. Reuters stated they're cutting flowers at night, turning on barn lights at 2:30 a.m., and trying to wrap up outdoor…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (468+ words) Mass evacuation orders affecting hundreds of thousands of residents were issued in central Japan last month after intense rainfall sent rivers spilling over their banks, flooding neighborhoods and leading to landslides. "Hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (185+ words) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early on Sunday. However, there is no danger of a tsunami, the country's meteorological agency said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake occurred in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (26+ words) Yahoo Discover Japan's innovative solution to potential floods with the world's largest underground water facility near Tokyo...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (115+ words) Eastern Japan's Chiba region, which neighbours Tokyo, has been pummelled by torrential rain, with at least four people dead, five injured and one missing More than 100,000 households have been urged to evacuate after the severe weather triggered landslides and power…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (28+ words) Record-breaking rainfall flooded cities east of Tokyo overnight, killing at least five people, injuring over two dozen others and stranding thousands, authorities said Friday. As the deluge subsided,......

4+ week, 15+ hour ago   (665+ words) Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Flores island, killing at least 47 people, according to disaster officials. The national disaster management agency (BNPB) raised the death toll from 40 late Saturday, and…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (201+ words) Record-breaking rain in Japan's Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, has killed at least eight people and sparked widespread power outages and travel disruptions, according to Japanese media reports. Thousands of travelers were stranded at Tokyo's Narita International Airport, while tens…...