2016-01-20 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-03 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 首都圏を大雪が直撃【Snowfall hits metropolitan area】 Heavy snow in eastern Japan disrupted transportation networks on Monday morning, forcing many commuters in the metropolitan area to struggle to reach work.
2015-12-14 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-05 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 国連の気候会議が歴史的合意に到達【UN climate conference reaches historic agreement】 The UN climate conference in Paris reached on Saturday a landmark agreement that will require all countries, including developing nations, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
2015-11-23 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-05 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 日本沖の新しい火山島がまだ成長中【New volcanic island off Japan still growing】 The Japan Coast Guard said on Friday a remote Pacific island south of Tokyo has grown twelve times in its size since it was formed by an undersea eruption two years ago.
2015-07-15 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-29 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 熱波が日本を直撃【Heat wave hits Japan】 A lull in the rainy season brought scorching weather to Japan on Monday, with temperatures rising above 38 degrees Celsius in several regions of the country.
2015-06-01 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-28 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 大地震が日本の沖を直撃【Powerful quake strikes off Japan’s coast】 A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Saturday evening, although it occurred far beneath the earth’s surface and did not generate a tsunami warning.
2015-04-29 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-26 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 地震の救助隊がネパールに派遣【Quake relief workers dispatched to Nepal】 About 70 disaster relief workers from Japan were dispatched to Nepal on Monday to provide rescue and assistance following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has killed over 4000 people.
2015-04-13 / 最終更新日 : 2020-01-26 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 150頭を超えるイルカが海岸に座礁【Over 150 dolphins strand on beach】 Rescuers were forced to call off efforts to save more than 150 dolphins that stranded on a beach in Japan on Friday. They usually reside in deep oceans.
2012-12-11 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-15 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 敦賀原発下の断層が活断層の可能性【Fault under Tsuruga plant likely active】 A team of seismologists concluded on Monday that a fault under the Tsuruga nuclear power plant is likely to be active, which would make the resumption of its reactors difficult.
2012-11-06 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-15 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 日本人旅行客３人が万里の長城の嵐で死亡【Three Japanese tourists perish in Great Wall storm】 Chinese authorities confirmed on Monday that three elderly Japanese tourists on a trekking tour perished after being caught in a sudden snowstorm on Saturday near the Great Wall of China outside Beijing.
2012-10-30 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-15 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 ハリケーン「サンディ」が東海岸に襲来【Hurricane Sandy hits East Coast】 Hurricane Sandy, one of the biggest ever tropical storms to hit the US East Coast, caused extensive blackouts and flooding in coastal areas including Manhattan.
2012-10-03 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-14 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 日本で最も暑い9月を記録【Hottest September in Japan】 The Meteorological Agency announced on Monday this September recorded the hottest temperature in more than 110 years due to an extremely powerful high pressure system over the Pacific.
2008-05-19 / 最終更新日 : 2019-05-13 Aki@英語ニュース 自然環境 中国大地震から1週間【One week since China’s strong quake】 More than 32,000 people are confirmed to have died one week after a strong earthquake hit China’s Sichuan Province. A 60-member disaster relief team sent from Japan started rescue and recovery operations on Friday.
