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 department of science and technology ( dst ) has informed the Delhi high court that buildings lacking in earthquake safety measures or poorly constructed are likely to suffer heavy damages in the event the capital experiences a major upheaval. The dst told the court that the damage would be …
for the second time in three months, a devastating earthquake rocked Turkey's north-western province of Bolu on November 12, killing nearly 400 people and injuring more than 3,000. The earthquake measured 7.2 on the Richter scale and destroyed some 300 buildings, reducing hundreds of houses to rubble. The earthquake on …
local governments in Japan have voiced concern over their own vulnerability to quakes. Experts say that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8 on the Richter scale could strike at any time along the three fault lines in Shizuoka, Kanagawa, and Nagano prefectures. There are over 2,000 fault lines in …
activists of the environmental pressure group Greenpeace have raised concerns over a plan for building a nuclear power plant in Turkey's earthquake prone zone. Greenpeace spokesperson Melda Keskin called on Canada, Germany, Japan, France, the UK and the US to stop putting pressure on the Turkish government to buy nuclear …
the earth underneath Greece and Turkey is fracturing like a pane of glass, increasing the possibility of further tremors in the region, says seismologist James Jackson of the earth sciences department at Cambridge University, the uk . "However, we're not very good at predicting whether the fault will move tomorrow …
A devastating earthquake struck Taiwan on September 21, killing more than 1,700 people. Most of the casualties were in the central counties of Taichung and Nantou, said an official with the interior ministry. The earthquake measured 7.3 on the Richter scale, according to Taiwanese officials. However, the French National Earthquake …
the Turkish government has placed the town of Golcuk in quarantine to guard against the spread of diseases following the devastating earthquake in the second week of August. The naval base in the town was also sealed. Only those with special passes were allowed to travel in or out of …
The Union government, the Geophysical Research Institute and the meteorological department along with six other departments have been issued notices by the Delhi high court on a petition seeking setting up of a mechanism for constant monitoring of tremors. Experts have predicted bigger earthquakes in the coming decade. Petitioner B …
for the residents of Izmit, Turkey, the nightmare began in the wee hours of August 17. As the entire nation was violently jolted awake by the century's most powerful earthquake, the town's oil refinery near Golcuk went up in flames
The hazards posed by the blazing oil refinery caused by Tuesday morning's earthquake in Izmit, Turkey, though reported to be under control, may have far-reaching and serious consequences. Six of the 30 storage tanks containing 700,000 tonnes of crude oil went up in a blaze. Some 12 hours later, the …
At least one person was killed and 27 others injured when a powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked central America in the second week of July. Power lines and houses were damaged. Tremors were also felt in Honduras, El Salvador and Belize but no major damage was …
THERE are more reasons against than in favour of the Pakistan government's decision to build the Diamer dam in the Kohistan district of the north west frontier province (nwfp) along the Karakorum Highway (kh). Experts say that the dam will cause serious environmental damage to the entire region, besides being …
geoscientists and physicists in Assam have warned that the northeastern parts of India and western Burma are likely to be rocked by mega-earthquakes, measuring about eight on the Richter scale, any time during the next decade. The region is one of the six most earthquake-prone areas in the world with …
given their magnitude, the tremors of the earthquake on March 29 that shook Chamoli region in Uttar Pradesh will continue for two more months. This was stated by H N Srivastava, scientist emeritus at the Indian Meteorological Department ( imd ). The quake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, is …
Rescuers are still trying to find survivors reported missing after the January 25, 1999, earthquake. Having virtually given up hope of finding survivors, rescuers have been forced to follow the stench of death to locate the bodies. "From now on, our mission is to recover corpses,' said a Venezuelan rescuer …
The Supreme Court has asked the Union government to reply within three months about the action taken on the expert committee report on Tehri dam. The orders came while the Court was hearing three public interest petitions which argued that the construction of the dam could lead to earthquake in …
armenia , the capital of Quindio province, about 300 kilometres west of the Colombian capital Bogota. On January 25, 1999, at 1:20 pm, the earth shook. The Richter scale said 6.0. At least 20 towns and villages in five provinces were badly hit, with Armenia bearing the brunt. The epicentre …
over 1,000 residents of Gondegaon village, about 55 kms from Nasik, are living in perennial fear of an imminent earthquake. The fear gripped the village after a stream of the Damanganaga river near the village "vanished', accompanied by a kilometre-long deep crack along the river course. Besides, about 0.15 metre …
THE debate on whether earthquakes can be predicted has been revived once again with a series of tremors within a radius of 15 km around Pandhana. A small Madhya Pradesh town with a population of 12,000, Pandhana has been identified as the epicentre of the incessant tremors. From September 11 …
* 1,153 tremors hit Khandwa between September 11 and November 27. * Mega earthquakes are predicted in Khandwa by 2003, and in the Northeast by 2010. * The entire population of Pandhana town and 23 surrounding villages have been insured. * Compensations have been fixed and medical facilities kept ready. …
