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China's sandy weather to weaken

The national observatory said Saturday the sandy and dusty weather in China will weaken in force, but some areas will still be hit by sandstorms.

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Blue alert for sandstorms issued for north China

China’s weather observatory at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday issued a blue alert for sandstorms, forecasting sandy and dusty weather in China's northern regions from today to tomorrow morning.

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Blue alert for sandstorms issued for north China

China’s weather observatory at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday issued a blue alert for sandstorms, forecasting sandy and dusty weather in China's northern regions from today to tomorrow morning.

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Blue alert for sandstorms issued for north China

China’s weather observatory at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday issued a blue alert for sandstorms, forecasting sandy and dusty weather in China's northern regions from today to tomorrow morning.

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Australia's summer broke 205 weather records, climate group says

More than 200 weather records were broken during Australia's most recent summer, a climate group has warned.

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'Weather bomb' hits New Zealand with floods, snow in the summertime

A powerful "weather bomb" has hit New Zealand, cutting off rural towns, flooding major roads and dumping snow on to bare alpine ski fields at what should be the height of the southern hemisphere summer.

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Freezing weather claims 4 lives in N. Afghan province

Snowfall and chilly weather have claimed the lives of four persons in Wakhan district of Badakhshan province with Faizabad as capital, said Ahmad Nawed Frotan, spokesman for the provincial government, on Wednesday.

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Here’s when you’re most likely to get the flu

The virus is popular in the winter for a reason

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Japan launches next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite Himawari-9

​Japan on Wednesday launched a next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite "Himawari-9," aiming to further improve meteorological services in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Some 9,000 residents displaced by tropical storm in Philippines

Tropical storm Nida, locally named Carina, has displaced nearly 9,000 people before it left the Philippines on Monday, the state disaster management agency said.

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Rain brings chaos to NE Chinese province

Northeast China's Liaoning Province is experiencing its strongest rainfall of the year.

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China renews orange alert for Typhoon Nepartak

China renewed an orange alert for extreme weather as Typhoon Nepartak made landfall early on Friday in eastern Taiwan, bringing strong gusts and downpours to the area.

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Myanmar gripped by extreme weather, with 1,700 ancient pagodas toppled

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that severe weather conditions around Myanmar have resulted in deaths and injuries as well as large-scale damage to housing, a UN spokesman told reporters here Monday.

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Drones to assist Australian firefighters

Australian firefighters across New South Wales (NSW) state can now use drones to help locate and assess fires in real time.

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Snow disrupts China's pre-holiday travel rush

​Rare heavy snow hit several central and eastern Chinese provinces Sunday, disrupting a pre-holiday travel rush that involves millions of people.

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5 killed, scores injured in Japan's snowstorm

​Five people died and scores have been injured, as swathes of western and central Japan on Sunday saw record amounts of heavy snowfall blanket town and cities.

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Wild weather batters Aussie state already suffering from wildfires

​Wild weather is continuing to wreak havoc in Western Australia state as flash flooding from heavy rains is battering the region already suffering from devastating bushfires.