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DROUGHT

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2020
COVID-19 is spreading fast because billions don’t have water to wash with
A severe household water shortage facing two out of five people in the world is undermining efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2020
This year may mark fastest start to Atlantic hurricane season since 1851
A tropical depression has formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico, near the Yucatan Peninsula, and will likely grow into Tropical Storm Cristobal by Tuesday, marking the fastest start to the Atlantic hurricane season since 1851.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 22, 2020
Water efficiency an under-used weapon in fight against climate change, U.N. says
Using water more efficiently in everything from daily life to agriculture and industry would help reduce planet-warming emissions and curb climate change — a potential benefit that has yet to be widely recognized, the United Nations said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 14, 2020
Fires in Australia's New South Wales contained for first time in nearly six months
Fires across Australia's most populous state are now contained for the first time in nearly six months, authorities said on Friday, as heavy rains aid firefighters and boost some dam levels to their highest in nearly two years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2020
Australian tourism industry gets government aid as bush fires recede
The Australian government said on Sunday it will channel 76 million Australian dollars ($52 million) to the tourism industry as recent heavy rains have dampened many of the monthslong bush fires, allowing the country to look to recovery.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2020
Australian leader Scott Morrison proposes high-level inquiry into response to bush fires
After weeks of criticism over the handling of the bush fires scorching Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday, when the fires claimed another firefighter's life, that he will propose a national review into the response to the disaster.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 5, 2020
New fire flares in southeast Australia; other areas start assessing damage
A dangerous fire flared up in southeastern Australia on Sunday even as cooler conditions elsewhere allowed authorities to begin assessing the damage from blazes that swept through two states on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2019
Australian PM Scott Morrison apologizes for vacation during fatal fires
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a rare public apology on Friday and cut short a Hawaiian vacation in response to mounting public anger after two volunteer firefighters were killed battling bush fires sweeping the country's east coast.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2019
China aims to double water transfers from wet south to arid north
China aims to double the amount of water it transfers from the flood-prone south to arid northern regions, officials said Thursday, as the government prepares to launch the second phase of its controversial cross-country water diversion program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2019
Morrison calls Australian fires 'disaster' but denies link to climate change
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is defending his government's record on tackling climate change, rejecting claims that it is in any way exacerbating bush fires sweeping the continent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 7, 2019
Giant bush fire near Sydney may burn for weeks
A giant blaze that has blanketed Sydney, Australia's largest city, in a hazardous smoke may take many weeks to put out, fire services said late on Friday, with the whole region fighting nearly 100 wild fires and expectations that the worst is yet to come.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2019
Sydney gasps for air as smoke from Australia's bush fires reaches record levels
The Australian state of New South Wales is gasping amid its worst levels of air pollution on record as smoke from bush fires causes a spike in hospital visits and reduces visibility for drivers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2019
Australian bush fires spread to Victoria state
Firefighters battled nearly 200 bush fires across Australia on Thursday as authorities issued a Code Red alert for parts of Victoria state and Sydney was blanketed in hazardous smoke for the third consecutive day.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2019
Australia battles 130 bush fires as conditions worsen
Rising temperatures, lightning strikes and gusty winds further raised fire danger on both coasts of Australia on Sunday as the country already battles more than 130 bush fires and firefighters work day and night trying to contain them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2019
Australian wildfires leave two dead and 100 homes destroyed
Two people have been found dead, seven are missing and at least 100 homes have been destroyed as bush fires rage across eastern Australia, authorities said on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2019
Australia offers farmers cheap loans in drought-ravaged areas
Australia will offer farmers hurt by drought up to 1 billion Australian dollars ($690 million) in cheap loans, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as the government seeks to curb rising discontent from rural voters.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2019
New method used to forecast 80% chance of El Nino in 2020
The complex El Nino weather pattern, which can bring disastrous heavy rainfall and long droughts to countries around the Pacific — from Peru to Indonesia and Australia — will probably emerge again in 2020, researchers have predicted.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2019
Australians grow angry as mighty Darling River runs dry
Reduced to a string of stagnant mustard-colored pools, fouled in places with pesticide runoff and stinking with the rotting carcasses of cattle and fish, the Darling River is running dry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2019
Australia to build and upgrade dams in drought-stricken New South Wales
Australia will invest 1 billion Australian dollars ($678.70 million) to revamp water infrastructure in rural and regional communities in the drought-stricken New South Wales.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2019
Drought-hit Australian towns face 'day zero' as water crisis takes hold
The little town of Guyra in eastern Australia lies next to a freshwater lagoon just half a day's drive from Sydney, but its drinking water is due to run dry in 400 days' time.
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Massive quake kills at least 150 in Myanmar and Thailand
Medical workers treat a earthquake survivor on a bed in the compound of a hospital in Naypyitaw on Friday, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
Student suicides in Japan hit all-time high
A volunteer handles an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a suicide hotline center in Japan's capital.
Tourist submarine sinks in Red Sea of Egypt, leaving 6 people dead
The interior of a Sindbad submarine vessel at sea off Hurghada, Egypt, in August 2024, in this still image obtained from video.
Yellow sand blankets cities across Japan
The Meteorological Agency forecast the yellow sand to move away from eastern Honshu by 6 p.m. on Wednesday. But it will continue to cover parts of western Honshu and Shikoku until Thursday morning, it said.
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.
Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies
An advertisement featuring Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo.
New SDF command will be key for contingency planning, Australian commander says
A Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K "Super Auk" from JS Shiranui prepares to land on HMAS Brisbane during Exercise Malabar 2023 while off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.
Japanese wages likely to rise more than 5% again this year
Wages are set for another big increase this year as annual negotiations secure generous agreements.

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