Day: July 12, 2024

WMO spotlights hazards, impacts of sand, dust storms

GENEVA: The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has issued its annual report on the incidence of sand and dust storms, as well as their impacts on society.

While dust concentrations in the most impacted areas remained above the long-term average …

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5.0-magnitude quake hits Java, Indonesia

JAKARTA: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted the Indonesian island of Java at 22:18:14 UTC on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The quake was at a depth of 42.4 km.

There were no immediate reports of damage or c…

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