6.8 magnitude quake strikes Japan
Disaster-weary Japan was rattled by another strong quake today, which measured at a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, triggered a tsunami warning and sent people diving for cover. The quake struck the Pacific
Disaster-weary Japan was rattled by another strong quake today, which measured at a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, triggered a tsunami warning and sent people diving for cover. The quake struck the Pacific
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New Zealand civil defense authorities canceled a tsunami warning on Thursday but warned of possible stronger than normal ocean currents around the east coast of the country after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean north east of the country. It said a tsunami was generated by the earthquake around the Kermadec Islands, around 1180 kilometers (737 miles) north east of New Zeal
Survivors asked to show identity proofs lost to tsunami a people
Scientists have predicted more destruction and calamity in India if it is hit by another tsunami. The reason: India's natural barriers against tsunami have been badly damaged in the 2004 tsunami and it will take more than a decade for them to heal. Scientists in a recent study warned that mangroves, coral reefs, tidal inlets and saline area forests of the country, which act as natural barrier against tsunami, have been so badly damaged that if the country is hit by another tsunami, its impact will be more catastrophic.
The Indonesian archipelago is known for the occurrence of catastrophic earthquake-generated tsunamis along the Sunda Arc. The tsunami hazard associated with submarine landslides however has not been fully
Quantitative real-time observations of a tsunami have been limited to deep-water, pressure-sensor observations of changes in the sea surface elevation and observations of sea level fluctuations at the
Tokyo: For some elderly survivors of Japan's March earthquake and tsunami, comfort comes in the form of a small white robotic seal named Paro. Sitting only 27 km south of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi
A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Fiji. There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning has been issued. The US Geological Survey
Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik Government is planning to add tsunamis and earthquakes to the state
The Association of Friends of Japan (AFJ), Pune, handed over a cheque ofRs55,051 to the Mumbai-based consul general of Japan, T Mochida, as part of their Japan tsunami relief fund last week. In a press statement, AFJ said that the monies had been collected from common Puneites.
Updated risk assessment warns Japan to prepare for much larger earthquakes and waves.
The Atlas of the Human Planet 2017: Global Exposure to Natural Hazards summarizes the global multi-temporal analysis of exposure to six major natural hazards: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods,
<p>New Delhi After the deadly earthquake and a following tsunami in Japan caused a damage of $309 billion, India has started work on rules that will make it mandatory for at least 13 major ports to have insurance.
<p>Triggered by severe earthquakes off the northwest tip of Indonesia, early on Sunday 26 December 2004, a tsunami brought catastrophe to South-East Asia.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.searo.who.int/entity/emergencies/10-years-recovery-from-the-2004-tsunami/2004-tsunami-photostory-1.png"
The aftermath of the biggest earthquake in Japan's history, and the tsunami and nuclear disaster that followed, offers a map for preparing for the next catastrophe. (Editorial)
Japan is rebuilding its coastal cities to protect people from the biggest tsunamis.
Japan on Monday expanded the evacuation zone around its crippled nuclear plant because of high levels of accumulated radiation, as a strong aftershock rattled the area one month after a quake and tsunami sparked the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl. A magnitude 7.1 tremor shook buildings in Tokyo and a wide swathe of eastern Japan on Monday evening, triggering a small tsunami alert.
Indiscriminate dumping of garbage and release of untreated effluents by industries along the Uppanar are being cited as main reasons Indiscriminate dumping of garbage and release of untreated effluents
AT a time when Chennai is flooding which indicates the importance of mangrove covers, Maharashtra has reported the highest rise in mangrove cover across the country in the past two years, according to