This study analyzes the exposure of energy and transport assets in Asia and the Pacific to climate change and earthquake hazards and highlights how multi-hazard assessment can help strengthen the resilience of crucial infrastructure. Geolocating and undertaking a multi-hazard assessment of more than 30,000 infrastructure assets, the study identifies significant …
The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) will establish two more seismic wave monitoring centres at Mahakanadarawa, Anuradhapura and Hakmana before the end of this year, to enhance the measuring capacity of earth tremors. A GSMB official told the Daily News yesterday that at least three seismic data recordings are …
SHARIF KHORAM KABU Two earthquakes killed at least 22 people and destroyed several hundred homes when they struck two hours apart in eastern Afghanistan, local authorities said on Friday. The quakes hit overnight the district of Khogyani in Nangarhar province near the Pakistan border and where the police launched rescue …
BHEZAD KHEIL (AFGHANISTAN): Two earthquakes shook eastern Afghanistan early Friday, collapsing mud-brick homes on top of villagers while they slept and killing at least 22 people. The quakes hit four villages in the high mountains of the eastern province of Nangarhar, about 50 km from the Pakistan border. Afghanistan's Hindu …
Thousands of people made homeless by Italy's worst earthquake in three decades will be moved from tent villages into more permanent housing before autumn, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Thursday. Berlusconi, who on Thursday visited the rugged Abruzzo region devastated by the April 6 quake, said that 65,000 people …
A Chinese state newspaper has urged the government to swiftly release a full list of those killed in last year's devastating earthquake, including schoolchildren, saying official vows to improve rights demand such disclosure. The call was made on Wednesday by the Southern Metropolitan Daily, a popular and outspoken tabloid published …
A magnitude-6.6 quake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island, the US Geological Survey reported on Wednesday. The quake, quite shallow at a depth of 26.6 miles (42 km), struck 130 miles (209 km) northwest of the Sumatra town of Bengkulu at 3:01 a.m. on Thursday (2001 GMT on Wednesday). It followed …
Almost all earthquakes are small. A small segment of a fault, miles underground, jerks a little, the rumble imperceptible at the surface. But with a few quakes, the fault continues breaking, the ground jumps several feet and the world shakes in cataclysm.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Friday the U.S. government will spend $15.2 million to modernize equipment for monitoring U.S. volcanoes and improve warning systems. The United States and its territories have 169 active volcanoes, and 54 of them need improved monitoring so scientists can warn the public about explosive …
A research team at National Taiwan University (NTU) has rolled out a tiny low-budget device that can sense earthquakes within 30 seconds, enough time to issue crucial disaster warnings, NTU Geosciences Department researcher and lead inventor Wu Yih-min said on Thursday. According to a private TV channel, Wu said the …
A moderate 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the border region between India and Pakistan on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake shook buildings, forced some schools to be evacuated and three people were injured, local officials said. The USGS said the epicentre of the quake was 250 kilometres (155 …
JAIPUR: It was a day for open schooling in Jaisalmer after an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale shook the desert town early on Thursday morning. The world famous Golden Fort of Jaisalmer developed cracks and so the children of the Government Middle School functioning from …
Jaisalmer: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on Richter scale at Mokla near Indo-Pak border on Thursday gave a blow to the 853-year-old Jaisalmer Fort, the only fort in the country with people living in it. The walls of the fort were damaged, raising concerns about the architectural marvel
Srinagar: With the state being vulnerable to natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and fire incidents, the authorities have started framing plans to tackle these problems. The valedictory function of the four-day workshop on preparation of disaster management plans was organised today. Additional Commissioner, Kashmir, Mohammad Amin was the chief guest …
L'AUILA (ITALY): Hopes faded on Wednesday of finding any more survivors from Italy's massive earthquake as the death toll rose to 260 and fresh aftershocks hampered the search for bodies. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi meanwhile was facing opposition criticism for remarks comparing the ordeal of survivors staying in emergency tents …
Rescuers picked through rubble for a third night searching for survivors of an earthquake that killed 272 people in Italy, but acknowledged hopes were fading as every hour passed. A series of aftershocks rattled the medieval mountain city of L'Aquila and nearby villages, complicating rescue efforts and terrifying survivors -- …
