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- General
Lake Inawashiro Registered under Ramsar Convention
News from Japan Society Jul 15, 2025 18:28 (JST) Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Environment Ministry announced Tuesday that Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has been newly designated as an internationally important wetland under the Ramsar Convention. This marks the 54th wetland in the country registered under the international treaty, officially known as the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, and the second in the prefecture following Oze, which was registered in 2005. Lake Inawashiro is located roughly in the center of the prefecture, straddling the cities of Aizuwakamatsu and Koriyama and the town of Inawashiro. The designated area covers 10,960 hectares and is highly valued for attracting many tundra swans to overwinter. A registration certificate is planned to be presented to representatives of the two cities and the town at the Conference of the Contracting Parties of the Ramsar Convention in Zimbabwe, starting on July 23. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
Yomiuri Shimbun
17 hours ago
- Climate
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Heatwaves in Spain Caused 1,180 Deaths in past Two Months, Ministry Says
Amends number of deaths in same period last year to 114 (not 70) in paragraph 5 following revised ministry statement MADRID, July 14 (Reuters) – High temperatures caused 1,180 deaths in Spain in the past two months, a sharp increase from the same period last year, the Environment Ministry said on Monday. The vast majority of people who died were over 65 and more than half were women, the data it cited showed. The most affected regions were Galicia, La Rioja, Asturias and Cantabria – all located in the northern half of the country, where traditionally cooler summer temperatures have seen a significant rise in recent years. Like other countries in Western Europe, Spain has been hit by extreme heat in recent weeks, with temperatures often topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). The 1,180 people who died of heat-related causes between May 16 and July 13 compared with 114 in the same period in 2024, the ministry said in a statement citing data from the Carlos III Health Institute. The number of deaths increased significantly in the first week in July. The data shows an event 'of exceptional intensity, characterized by an unprecedented increase in average temperatures and a significant increase in mortality attributable to heatwaves', the ministry said. In the period the data covers, there were 76 red alerts for extreme heat, compared with none a year earlier. Last summer, 2,191 deaths were attributed to heat-related causes in Spain, according to data from the Carlos III Health Institute. The data from Spain follows a rapid scientific analysis published on July 9 that said around 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during a severe heatwave in the 10 days to July 2. It was not immediately clear whether the study conducted by scientists at Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was using the same methodology as the Spanish data.
AsiaOne
17 hours ago
- Climate
- AsiaOne
Heatwaves in Spain caused 1,180 deaths in past 2 months, ministry says, World News
MADRID — High temperatures caused 1,180 deaths in Spain in the past two months, a sharp increase from the same period last year, the Environment Ministry said on Monday (July 14). The vast majority of people who died were over 65 and more than half were women, the data it cited showed. The most affected regions were Galicia, La Rioja, Asturias and Cantabria — all located in the northern half of the country, where traditionally cooler summer temperatures have seen a significant rise in recent years. Like other countries in Western Europe, Spain has been hit by extreme heat in recent weeks, with temperatures often topping 40 degrees Celsius. The 1,180 people who died of heat-related causes between May 16 and July 13 compared with 114 in the same period in 2024, the ministry said in a statement citing data from the Carlos III Health Institute. The number of deaths increased significantly in the first week in July. The data shows an event "of exceptional intensity, characterised by an unprecedented increase in average temperatures and a significant increase in mortality attributable to heatwaves", the ministry said. In the period the data covers, there were 76 red alerts for extreme heat, compared with none a year earlier. Last summer, 2,191 deaths were attributed to heat-related causes in Spain, according to data from the Carlos III Health Institute. The data from Spain follows a rapid scientific analysis published on July 9 that said around 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during a severe heatwave in the 10 days to July 2. It was not immediately clear whether the study conducted by scientists at Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was using the same methodology as the Spanish data. [[nid:720000]]
Straits Times
21 hours ago
- Straits Times
Heatwaves in Spain caused 1,180 deaths in past two months
Find out what's new on ST website and app. A police officer uses a fan to ventilate a woman resting on the pavement after fainting in a street of Madrid on July 5. MADRID - High temperatures caused 1,180 deaths in Spain in the past two months, a sharp increase from the same period last year, the Environment Ministry said on July 14. The vast majority of people who died were over 65 and more than half were women, the data it cited showed. The most affected regions were Galicia, La Rioja, Asturias and Cantabria - all located in the northern half of the country, where traditionally cooler summer temperatures have seen a significant rise in recent years. Like other countries in Western Europe, Spain has been hit by extreme heat in recent weeks , with temperatures often topping 40 deg C. The 1,180 people who died of heat-related causes between May 16 and July 13 compared with 114 in the same period in 2024, the ministry said in a statement citing data from the Carlos III Health Institute. The number of deaths increased significantly in the first week in July. The data shows an event "of exceptional intensity, characterised by an unprecedented increase in average temperatures and a significant increase in mortality attributable to heatwaves", the ministry said. In the period the data covers, there were 76 red alerts for extreme heat, compared with none a year earlier. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore HSA intensifies crackdown on vapes; young suspected Kpod peddlers nabbed in Bishan, Yishun Singapore Man charged over distributing nearly 3 tonnes of vapes in one day in Bishan, Ubi Avenue 3 Singapore Public healthcare institutions to record all Kpod cases, confiscate vapes: MOH, HSA Singapore Man allegedly attacks woman with knife at Kallang Wave Mall, to be charged with attempted murder Singapore Singapore boosts support for Timor-Leste as it prepares to join Asean Singapore UN aviation and maritime agencies pledge to collaborate to boost safety, tackle challenges Singapore High Court dismisses appeal of drink driver who killed one after treating Tampines road like racetrack Singapore 18 years' jail for woman who hacked adoptive father to death after tussle over Sengkang flat In the summer of 2024, 2,191 deaths were attributed to heat-related causes in Spain, according to data from the Carlos III Health Institute. The data from Spain follows a rapid scientific analysis published on July 9 that said around 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during a severe heatwave in the 10 days to July 2. It was not immediately clear whether the study conducted by scientists at Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was using the same methodology as the Spanish data. REUTERS
India Today
21 hours ago
- Climate
- India Today
Spain's deadly summer: Heatwave kills 1,180 in just two months
Summer in Spain has turned deadly. In just two months, high temperatures claimed 1,180 lives ten times the toll from the same period last year as the country battles an 'event of exceptional intensity,' the Environment Ministry said vast majority of victims were over 65, with women accounting for more than half, according to ministry data based on figures from the Carlos III Health most affected regions were Galicia, La Rioja, Asturias and Cantabria - all located in the northern half of the country, where traditionally cooler summer temperatures have seen a significant rise in recent years. 'This is an unprecedented increase in average temperatures and a significant rise in mortality attributable to heatwaves,' the ministry said in a statement. The period from May 16 to July 13 saw a staggering spike in heat-related deaths, particularly during the first week of other countries in Western Europe, Spain has been hit by extreme heat in recent weeks, with temperatures often topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).The 1,180 people who died of heat-related causes between May 16 and July 13 compared with 114 in the same period in 2024, the ministry said in a statement citing data from the Carlos III Health Institute. In the period the data covers, there were 76 red alerts for extreme heat, compared with none a year summer, 2,191 deaths were attributed to heat-related causes in Spain, according to data from the Carlos III Health data from Spain follows a rapid scientific analysis published on July 9 that said around 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during a severe heatwave in the 10 days to July 2.- EndsInputs from Reuters
