Natural disasters
Up to 6,100 in Tokyo predicted to die in worst-case quake scenario
Estimate revised down by about 30% from a decade ago as building tech improves
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Datawatch
Climate refugees: The world's silent crisis
Number of people displaced by natural disasters could top 200m by 2050
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Entire Tohoku bullet train line back in service month after quake
Trains to run at reduced speeds as infrastructure repairs still underway
Energy
Japan lifts power supply warning for Tokyo area on Wednesday
Capital avoided any serious electricity cuts
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Two strong earthquakes shake Taiwan, but no damage reported
Larger one had magnitude 6.6; epicenters in sparsely populated southeast
Energy
Millions in greater Tokyo brace for possible power outage
Government issues alert for capital and Tohoku after quakes halt energy plants
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Toyota and Subaru idle plants as quakes disrupt supply chains
Wednesday's temblors in northeastern Japan impact auto industry
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Earthquake derails Japan's bullet train, cuts supply chains
Toyota halts factories, while railways foresee long path to resumption
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Powerful quakes rock northeastern Japan, triggering tsunamis
Cooling system at Fukushima Daini nuclear plant restored
Fukushima Anniversary
11 years after meltdown, Fukushima towns to welcome back residents
Over 38,000 remain displaced from 2011 earthquake and tsunami
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Large eruption occurs in Papua New Guinea; no tsunami in Japan
Tuesday evening volcanic eruption sent plumes up to 15 km in altitude
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Tonga re-connects to world as submarine cable restored after tsunami
One month after eruption, communications returns to remote Pacific island nation
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Tonga's recovery effort hampered by COVID lockdown, 1 month on
World Bank pegs economic damage from eruption at nearly a fifth of GDP
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Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority
Clean-up continues a week after volcanic eruption, tsunami
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M6.6 quake rattles parts of Japan, no tsunami triggered
At least 9 injuries from temblor in southwestern, western areas
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Tonga islands face food shortages a week after volcano eruption
Long-term aid to archipelago will be 'essential,' WHO official says
Interview
Tonga volcano: An explosion, then a rain of ash and rocks
Local journalist describes moment of eruption, ongoing water shortage
Natural disasters
Aid finally reaches devastated Tonga, water supply ship awaited
New Zealand air force C-130 lands after volcanic ash cleared from runway
International relations
Australia and New Zealand compete with China for Tonga influence
Neighboring countries send ships and aid to help nation after volcanic eruption
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Tongans' phone service partially restored after tsunami
Full internet connectivity likely to take at least month to bring back