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The International Business Times is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs. We deliver our information through a range of formats, from newspapers and magazines to conferences and electronic services.

The International Business Times is an online global business newspaper, comprising of 17 editions, published in 10 languages across 13 countries. It is among the top ten online business newspapers in the world.

The publication, sometimes called IBTimes, offers news, analysis and opinion on geo-politics, global economy, markets, large and small cap companies, science and technology , and business life and culture.

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22 January 2020

Philippines: Taal volcano activity eases, but scientists warn returning locals over devastating eruption any time

While Taal Volcano activity has eased and locals have returned, scientists closely monitoring the volcano warn a major eruption could still be imminent.

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23 March 2017

India: This is how ISRO will provide early warnings for cyclones, floods, rain, landslides and other natural calamities

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has taken a number of steps by which it can now provide early warnings for cyclones, floods, rain, landslides and other natural calamities across the country, which should help save a lot of lives and property.

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12 May 2015

Nepal earthquake: 'You can't rule out more earthquakes to come'

Nepal has been struck by another strong earthquake just a few weeks after a magnitude 7.8 quake killed over 8,000 people, reports International Business Times. Brian Baptie, head of Seismology at British Geological Survey, said that another larger one could hit in the near future: 'You can't rule it out. It's impossible to say the timescales on that kind of process. It's highly uncertain'...

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11 February 2015

Chernobyl scientists warn radiation can be unleashed by climate change-induced wildfires

‘In places like Chernobyl and now in Fukushima, we need to prepare for the possibility of these catastrophic fires. And we need to invest in proper management of these areas so they don't go up in smoke,’ said Tim Mousseau of the University of South Carolina at Columbia, a co-author of the study…

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15 September 2014

Typhoon Kalmaegi slams into Philippines: Warnings of landslides, flooding and storm surges

One year after Super Typhoon Haiyan, during which many of the 8,000 killed drowned in the surges, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council warned of possible landslides, two-metre storm surges and flash flooding as typhoon Kalmaegi slams into the northeast provinces of the Philippines...

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22 August 2012

IBTimes: 'Shanghai unprepared for flooding'

'As China prioritizes the economic development of its huge metropolitan centers such as Beijing and Shanghai, the risks posed by flooding and land sinking have been overlooked by local officials,' warns a Natural Hazards article...

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18 August 2011

Nigeria launches two satellites into orbit to monitor natural disasters

Nigeria worked with UK engineers on the project of two satellites will provide Nigeria with the ability to enhance a variety of applications, including the monitoring of disaster-prone areas...