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Footage shows tornado swirling above town in northern China

Footage shows tornado swirling above town in northern China

Chinas state-run broadcaster CCTV has released footage of a tornado ripping through a town in northern China on 21 August. The tornado swirled above buildings, smashing windows of cars and apartments, and lasted for about 10 minutes.Debris stirred up by the tornado can be seen swirling into the air above Nenjiang in Heilongjiang Province. Aug 22, 2017
Weather-related disasters are exponentially increasing

Weather-related disasters are exponentially increasing

Weather-related disasters are exponentially increasing. In fact, two-thirds of Europe could be affected by an extreme weather event by 2100, according to a study published in the  Lancet Planetary Health journal on 4 August. In the 72 hours since, this years worlds strongest storm , Typhoon Noru pounded Central Japan, causing more than 400 flights to get cancelled.Landslides crippled Northern Italy and Southwest China following extended heatwaves Meanwhile, wildfires raged in  Western Greenland, an occurrence so rare that The European Union Earth Observation Programme has no data on  similar activity in this region. At this time, this appears to be unprecedented. Aug 8, 2017
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