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Japan quake: Rain complicates rescue effort (Updated Sun.)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/04/2016
» More than 40 people are known to have died in the two big earthquakes that hit southern Japan as rescuers were racing against the weather and the threat of more landslides.
Watch out Bangkok: Sea level rise likely to be faster, higher than expected
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/03/2016
» Melting ice from Antarctica could raise oceans by a metre before 2100 at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, doubling previous forecasts, according to a study released Wednesday.
All eyes on solar eclipse
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/03/2016
» Viewers in Thailand saw a partial eclipse of the sun this morning, but farther south in Indonesia it was full, offering viewers an unforgettable sight.
Oscar winner DiCaprio: "Climate change is real"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/03/2016
» Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio used his acceptance speech yesterday to stress the need to take climate change seriously, calling it "the most urgent threat facing our entire species." Watch, listen and read.
Fiji storm: Death toll 29, massive reconstruction required (Updated Tuesday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/02/2016
» Officials hope the death toll from super-storm Winston, now at 29, is nearly final. Aerial surveys indicate a massive reconstruction effort will be needed.
Pope vs Trump: War of words – "Not Christian," "disgraceful"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/02/2016
» The US election campaign just got crazier as Republican hopeful Donald Trump called Pope Francis "disgraceful" for saying his stand against migrants was "not Christian."
Buildings collapse from Taiwan quake, at least 18 dead (Updated Sunday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/02/2016
» Officials say four buildings collapsed in a 6.4-magnitude quake which struck the island in the early hours of Saturday morning, killing at least 18. Rescue efforts are centring on a tower block that tumbled onto its side.
China: Millions struggle to get home for the Lunar New Year
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/02/2016
» Up to 100,000 train travellers were temporarily stranded on Monday at two stations as authorities struggle to cope with the estimated 2.9 billion trips that will be made around China during the 40-day "Spring Festival" travel rush.
Debris likely from Japanese rocket, not MH370 (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/01/2016
» A Japanese rocket maker says a large piece of metal that washed up on a beach in Thailand is likely part of a rocket launched by Japan, not a missing Malaysian plane.
Thailand's King Kong, a victim of climate change and diet?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/01/2016
» Gigantopithecus – Nature's best attempt at producing a King Kong – was king of the forest in Thailand and surrounding areas until climate change and a dislike of grass likely caused its extinction, scientists suggest.