Activists with the Extinction Rebellion movement blocked major roads in Berlin and Amsterdam on Monday at the beginning of what was billed as a wide-ranging series of protests demanding new climate policies.
Bullet train services on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line will be canceled between Shin-Osaka and Kokura stations on Aug. 15 as a large typhoon is likely to hit western Japan, West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) said on Aug. 14.
An estimated 12,751 people were rushed to hospitals due to heat-related conditions across Japan over the week from Aug. 5, of whom 23 died, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday.
Indonesia expressed its commitment to be involved in efforts to overcome the threat of climate change by donating funds of USD 1 million or IDR14 billion
The local officials in Kyushu tabulated that the single rainfall which occurs on Thursday was more than 300 mm, nearly an average rainfall of Kyushu Island at 319 mm for July 2019.